Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer ZOS

z / OS Operating System Software activities configured in a parallel sysplex with support of operating systems and 3rd party software.

• Participate in the technical support & execution of the z / OS RSU maintenance & z / OS upgrade process
• Install, customize, certify & deploy IBM and independent software vendor (ISV) software products
• Adhere to software maintenance cadence standards as outlined by UPS management
• Reporting on progress regularly
• Perform initial installation activities using SMP / e and non-SMP / e procedures
• Utilize z / OSMF Software Management to modernize software installation and administration practices
• Update software license(s) as needed
• Provision USS mountpoints and their associated zFS filesystems
• Provide application support for USS environment
• Gather trace data, logs and other supporting material from all components and open service requests / cases with the vendors and provide on-going support for issues
• Experience in the support and operation of IBM Metro Global Mirror synchronous / asynchronous configuration
• Assist in the design and documentation of infrastructure business continuity and disaster recovery plans and advise application teams on infrastructure capability
• Respond to automated alerts
• Provide technical documentation & detailed chronology based on supporting facts for critical incidents (IS Notifications) within 24 hours of the incident
• Monitor and process the Mainframe Infrastructure SMC Incident and Problem queue and respond per defined SLAs
• Draft design documentation and diagrams to meet business requirements
• Process work requests via SMC Request and IT service request system or team manager requests as needed

Out of Scope :

Platforms Supported :

z14 and z15 servers using XCF, FICON MPC, 1Gb, 10Gb, and RoCE, IBM DS8K disk arrays, IBM TS7700 virtual tape systems, Brocade 7840 Expansion switches, and Brocade FICON directors.

Skills Required :

Software / Hardware Required (Detail UPS Owned SW and Third-Party SW Requirements) :

Skills Required

Rexx, Performance Tuning, Storage Management, Jcl, System Programming, Application Support