RQ10726 Technology Architect Senior

Deliverables:

The Resources will act as a subject matter experts on a variety of Mainframe software maintenance and Mainframe hardware installation and migration activities such as:

• Enabling and supporting the day to day operations of the Government of Ontarios Mainframe software support to maintain KTLO activities and project work relating to the planning installation maintenance upgrades of software products in support for post GDC Mainframe migration activities as well as the most recent Mainframe acquisition for Disaster recovery at our CO-LO site.
  
• Ensure Mainframe Operating system support continuity (day to day operations) and projects as listed in the operational plan.
  
• Support the Software Optimization efforts under the Datacenter Transformation project.
  

Key Responsibilities:

These positions will provide Operational Support for sustaining the day to day operations of Mainframe Software and program products.

• Plan configure and support installation of new Mainframe hardware platform.
  
• Provide migration support for Mainframe software networking components.
  
• Provide decommissioning support for Mainframe software and program products.
  
• Daily operational changes Incident/problem management.
  
• Provide on call/standby support when required.
  
• Closure of tickets in a timely manner Keeping clients/management up to date on ticket status.
  
• Must adhere to Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics device maintenance.
  
• Providing technical MOP for all changes ability to provide acquire system captures and articulate/document capture and point or root cause.
  
• Ability to work on Mainframe DR Hardware installation project activities along with all keep the lights on (KTLO) activities such as O/S and maintenance upgrades.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 10 years experience providing oversight to support mainframe infrastructure.
  
• Demonstrated experience overseeing refresh and transition activities as well as team resources associated with the migration.
  
• Demonstrated experience with replacement of large enterprise complex services and hardware at large critical locations.
  
• Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of modern Data Centre service models combined with a solid background in contemporary Data Centre approaches.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Enterprise Tier 4 Mainframe Infrastructure experience:

• 10 years experience providing oversight to support mainframe infrastructure.
  
• Demonstrated experience overseeing refresh and transition activities as well as team resources associated with the migration.
  
• Demonstrated experience with replacement of large enterprise complex services and hardware at large critical locations.
  
• Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of modern Data Centre service models combined with a solid background in contemporary Data Centre approaches.
  

Recent Experience:

• Within 3 years
  

Documentation and Communication Skills:

• Demonstrated experience with assisting transition and refresh.
  
• Demonstrated experience in change management activities.
  
• Demonstrated ability for strong documentation and writing skills.
  

Description of the most recent experience and demonstration of the resources knowledge with Mainframe Software in a support role and Project Management:

• Demonstrated knowledge and operational support experience with Mainframe in a large scale environment similar as the Government of Ontario.
  
• 10 years demonstrated experience in complex projects related to data center uplifts and hardware/software migrations.