Mainframes z/OS Admin

Description

We are looking for Mainframes z/OS Admin for an immediate need. This is a client-facing role & the candidate will have regular interactions with various client managers.

• Excellent understanding of System z architecture
• Excellent experience with IBM z/OS operating system
• Experience in building Mainframe LPAR and OS Upgrades
• Knowledge Catalog management, IBM system utilities
• Installation of patches and fixes
• Installation and maintenance of ISV products, REXX, RMF, SMF
• System parameters/parmlib maintenance
• Managing incidents on z/OS related issues
• z/OS performance monitoring and reporting
• Knowledge on DFSMS, DFSMShsm, Flashcopy, ICF Catalogs, HCD
• Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
• Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures
• Experience with system indicators (logs, dumps, error) logs for pro-active management of system problems
• Installation and maintenance of ISV products - OPS/MVS, CA-1, CA-7, CA-11, ACF2 Suite, CA Common Services, CASpool, Easytrieve, Compuware Enterprise Common Components, Strobe, Xpediter/TSO, FileAid, Abendaid / Batch, Xpediter Code Coverage, DevEnterprise, Workbench, MXG, NetView

Key Responsibilities:

• Incident Management / Problem Management by performing problem analysis and resolution implementation
• Support maintenance release and major OS upgrades.
• Process client requests for system software modifications
• Review system indicators (logs, dumps, error) logs for pro-active management of system problems
• Work with operations to monitor, maintain and IPL systems to improve consistency and availability
• Monitor / Tune system performance and work with performance engineering and capacity teams
• Ensure availability and performance objectives, as required by clients and management, are maintained for operating systems and for system software components
• Implement appropriate tools and processes to automate repeated tasks
• Manage various license codes for infrastructure software.
• Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
• Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures
• Implement changes as needed to support other towers and day-to-day operations.
• Work with IBM and other Independent Software Vendors on a regular basis
• Provide regular management reports / analysis to senior management team regarding Incidents, Changes and requests

Qualifications

Technical Skills
SNoPrimary SkillProficiency Level *Rqrd./Dsrd.1Mainframes ModernizationPL4Required2MainframePL4Desired3z/OSPL4Desired

* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency LevelGeneric ReferencePL1The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.PL2The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.PL3The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.PL4The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.