Mainframe z/OS System Programmer

5 days ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Software International Full time

Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We currently have a 12 month renewable contract as a z/OS Systems Programmer with our large global infrastructure client, supporting a major financial client account.  This could be an indefinite long term contract or move into a permanent role.

Role: z/OS Systems Programmer

Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months to start + possible multiple extensions 

Rate: $90 - $110/hr + C2C - depending on overall experience

Language Requirements: English 

Location: Remote, Canada

z/OS Systems Programmer

Job Role & Responsibility

The zOS Systems Programmer role require the resource to provide services in a customer, multi-vendor, multi-protocol complex network/systems environments.

Interacts with the customer, vendors and management to ensure high level of customer satisfaction.

Primary point of contact strictly for zOS Operating Systems Q&A.

Engages in identifying and resolving complex problems relating to product/service installation, update, configuration, operations, performance, or other aspects of information technology products and services.

Possesses an in-depth knowledge of technical solutions and management tools.

The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.

Skills: Environment: Professional knowledge related to incumbent's function/business unit and its processes.

Communication/Negotiation: Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics.

Negotiate to define approaches and goals.

Problem Solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives.

Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes. Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.

Contribution/Leadership: Provides ongoing technical /operational guidance to lead professional work teams, conducts special projects, or manages department(s) (national or international).

Understand department/ functional mission and vision.

Defines and decides objectives within specified business concept or project and may have responsibility for tools and assigned resources.

Utilizes expertise to directly influence people outside department or function. Sometimes no precedent exists. Impact on Business/Scope:

Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi-functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning.

Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact project costs or expenses.

zOS Operating Systems - System Programmer

Primary zOS Support for IBM commercial mainframe account.

Install and maintain Mainframe z/OS and related ISVs, Perform problem determination and resolution. Participate in Disaster Recovery tests, Participate in On call rotation, As well, the candidate should have demonstrated ability to install, customize, test and implement ISV software; should have good skills and knowledge of user exits; system modifications; and understand Assembler language. finally, the candidate must have excellent verbal and communication skills and be willing to work weekends and outside of normal business hours in a fast pace, dynamic and stressful environment.

Sample skills required:

SMP/E and system utilities

ACF2

IO Gen

Assembler coding skills

BMC & IBM Scheduler software

TSO, ISPF

z/OS install and support

z/OS (reworking and applying user mods, testing software)

HCD

understanding of problem & change management (eESM experience is an asset)

Install and support program products.

installing simple to complex (tape management, job scheduling) products

JES2 and JES3 advance skills

diagnostic skills: PD (problem determination), IPCS, LOGREC overall we support 120 type of ISV's and 130 Lpars.

understanding of concepts of sysplex

familiarity with CPU keys (ordering, applying)

experience working with vendors (IBM and others) for PD and for product questions

support multiple accounts

System Utilities:

(DFDSS, IDCAMS, IEBGENER)

extensive understanding of DFSMS is required from an MVS system programmer point of view

Services:

pager support

off-hours work (weekend)

under z/OS (reworking and applying user mods, testing software)

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