Senior Mainframe System Automation Engineer - Remote

Job Description:

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

The "Mainframe Systems Engineer" must have the proven mainframe system automation skills. Candidate should have strong technical IBM SA and/or OPS MVS background with proven results. Candidate should have proven skills in writing automation code. Additionally, should have good understanding about mainframe and the sub-products integration. Be able to function in a leveraged, multiple client environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Implements integrated automation solutions to meet business requirements or enhance performance.
• Provides escalated technical support to customers by handling automated system-related issues; may provide on-call technical support telephonically and/or electronically.
• Resolves program support deficiencies and conducts testing to enhance performance of automation solutions.
• Conducts moderately complex projects or phases of significant projects; coordinates the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects.
• Assists in the development, implementation and documentation of processes and procedures to ensure compliance with standard business practices. Develops and implements training tools and documentation.
• Provides technical consultation on current and proposed systems to other organizations and clients.
• Performs repairs, maintenance and upgrades of existing systems using solutions in accordance with standard operating procedures. Investigates and resolves matters of significance.
• Performs conversions of existing automation environment to strategic tools.
• Participates in in Business Continuity Planning.
• Provides work guidance to less experienced personnel.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years' systems experience supporting a Mainframe Automation environment.
• Experience with Support monitoring tools owned and supported by Mainframe Automation team. e.g.: CA-Sysview, CA-OPS/MVS, CA-Automation Point, IBM-SA, IBM-IOM, Omegamon.
• Proven experience in leading conversions to strategic tools.
• Experience in planning and executing customization for mainframe software upgrades.
• Demonstrated experience with Disaster Recovery (backup and restore, DR plan creation and maintenance).
• Have exposure to security packages (ACF2, RACF, and/or Top Secret).
• Experience on incident/problem debugging in system dumps.
• Experienced with the standard MVS tools: TSO/ISPF, JCL, IBM Utilities, VSAM Utilities, SDSF, etc.
• Monitoring tools familiarity and experience: Examples - Sysview, Omegamon, Mainview.
• Ticketing tool familiarity (Service Manager, ServiceNow).
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint. Enforcement of security and audit conformance.
• Performing Data Security audits (collecting evidence of compliance, correcting noncompliance's found in an audit reviews).
• Able to communicate both internally with team and leadership, and with clients confidently and demonstrate the professionalism.
• Ability to work in a multi- technology environment with the ability to diagnose complex technical problems to their root cause. In addition to troubleshooting skills and consulting skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with IBM Z System Automation (IBM SA)

Location, Expectation and Restriction:

• This position is 100% remote within the United States.
• Provide 24/7 on call support that may be requested during critical projects.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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