Mainframe Consultant with REXX

Mainframe Specialist

Location: OAKS, PA

Duration: Long TERM

HYBRID REMOTE

Job Description

Mainframe Support Specialist would be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, release support and ensuring performance of critical in house legacy applications and also legacy-interfacing client applications. This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation and sustainment of the mainframe components of client application environment interfacing with legacy, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance) and co-ordinate with development teams and client representative for seamless service delivery.

This job entails supporting multiple applications using shared resource model. In the face of multiple issues spanning across more than one applications; candidate should be able to quickly & correctly assess criticality and severity of each issue; and accordingly coordinate, investigate and escalate to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage support of legacy applications through multiple product lifecycle environments, from pilot to mission-critical production systems.
• Manage implementation and change control of custom releases in IBM z/OS environment for cross platform applications.
• Manage batch production interfaces using CA Scheduler, Connect: Direct, SFTP and IBM Tivoli.
• Manage the coordination and clarification of issues across Global Delivery model.
• Manage post implementation maintenance and production support as well as testing of COBOL programs and batch jobs.
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.
• Efficiently plan, coordinate and track various releases (scheduled and adhoc), change requests, end of support compliance activities, new implementations, deconversions, migrations to name a few.
• Assist developers and infrastructure teams in investigating critical production issues.
• Should be ready to provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.
• Must have experience in monitoring alerts/troubleshooting and providing L2/L3 support.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Skills and Qualifications

• 7+ years Support or Development experience required in various Mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, SASC, Natural, ISPF Utilities, REXX, ADABAS and VSAM databases.
• Expertise in support of cross platform applications on Mainframe platform utilizing CA Scheduler, TEP, IBM Tivoli, MS Visio, Service Now, and File-aid.
• Expertise in analyzing errors and logs in CA Scheduler, Connect Direct, SDSF, SAR etc.
• Knowledge of real time data replication between Legacy and Distributed applications.
• Knowledge of Utility design/development using REXX, Fileaid JCL commands, ISPF macros.
• Basic knowledge of SQL DMLs and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Should have knowledge on SQL Replication and other basic components of SQL Server
• Understanding of ITIL process and its components.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Flexible, team player with perseverance to deliver at any cost.
• Ability to organize and plan work independently.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
• Experience with database development would have added weightage.

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