Mainframe systems programmer job description

HEPCO, Inc., is searching for a direct placement candidate to fill a vacancy for a Mainframe System Programmer who will provide support of the IBM mainframe computer system, program products and subsystems. This position is for placement as a New York City employee.
Primary Responsibilities:


Primary responsibilities will be to hire a z/OS systems programmer in the System Services group who has in-depth experience with the mainframe z/OS operating system, its subsystems and related program products including: UNIX Systems Services. In addition, the candidate must have experience with VT AM and TCP/IP, The candidate will be required to support, maintain and install the above products.


Preferred Skills


• Experience working with z/OS, JES2, SMP/E, TSO, IOCP/HCD, program product installations, working knowledge or the IBM virtual tape system and Unix System Services.
• Working knowledge of CICS, IMS, DB2 and AFP printing is a plus.
• Experience in using monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON
• Individual will be required to provide Production 24/7 coverage (if required) and support weekend implementations.
• Working with an enterprise wide, large scale implementation
• Excellent Communications skills {Oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required
• The ability to work as part of a group and individually
• The ability to shuffle priorities in response to a changing workload.
• The ability to keep up with changing technology.
• Must be reliable, honest and technically inclined.

Must be willing to learn new technologies which the candidate may have no experience with.


Minimum Qualification Requirements


1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.


Hours/Shift

Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm


Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position.


The City of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

TITLE: Mainframe Network Systems Programmer


Location:
Plano, TX

Our FinTech client is searching for a Network System Programmer to join their team in Plano, TX. As a Network System Programmer of the Infrastructure Engineering team, you'll play a big part in Planning, Strategizing, Driving Team goals along with designing the platforms, servers, and networks that make it possible for us to provide service to our customers, clients, and businesses around the globe each and every day. In this role, you'll call on your experience designing tailored solutions to understand the requirements of a project, test the performance of the infrastructure, and verify that the requirements have been successfully met. As a team, you and your peers will be responsible for driving results, collecting and analyzing monitoring data in test and production, and managing projects to completion. And while you'll be part of a tight-knit team of engineers who share your passion for technology, you'll also gain access to the best minds in the business both as part of the global technology community, and through our partnerships with some of the most important technology firms in the world.


What You'll Do:

• Provide stable and secure mainframe network engineering support for the company's Enterprise Compute Services (ECS) Infrastructure
• Mainframe Network Product installations, customizations and evaluations.
• Definition, Maintenance and Modification of existing z/Series Network Products
• Manage & Support Transmission Products FTPs (SSL), sFTP (SSH), & Connect:Direct Secure (NDM)
• Manage & Support Session Manager applications - TPX, Supersession
• Develop Mainframe Network Toolkits with the help of NetMaster, NetView, Rexx & CLISTS
• Maintain Mainframe Network Components: TCP/IP including DVIPA & DDVIPA configurations, IPSEC, IPFILTER, Intrusion Detection Services (IDS), Enterprise Extender (EE), SNA, VTAM, APPN, OSA connectivity interface to the Core Network.
• Provide logical connectivity between applications and mainframe subsystems
• Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures
• Support TCP/IP encryption methods (IPSEC, AT-TLS, and TLS) and monitoring of protocols and cyphers aligned to company policies
• Have knowledge on Network Monitoring tools (Omegamon, Mainview, Mainframe Tracing, Sniffers)
• Support Inclusion and Diversity collaboration with other technical and business partners

Skills / Experience You Will Need:

• BS/BA/BE degree or equivalent experience
• Proficient knowledge in the following key areas: Hardware Architecture (performance testing, monitoring, operations), Hardware Benchmarking (program management, network management), Design (compliance, security),
• Network Engineering (planning, provision)
• Knowledge of one specific infrastructure technology and basic programming languages or database management systems (Java, PERL, Python)
• Intermediate understanding of line of business technology drivers and their impact on architecture design
• Knowledge of more than one specific infrastructure technology
• Ability to think creatively to deliver solutions through continuous improvement

About Infinity Consulting Solutions

At Infinity Consulting Solutions our mission is to cultivate successful long term relationships with candidates and clients matching the right candidate with the right client. We believe technology cannot replace the real personal relationships we cultivate. We reject the notion that technology alone is the answer to staffing which is why we our successful partnerships rely on collaboration NOT automation. ICS has been providing flexible staffing solutions for over 20 years in Information Technology, Compliance, Accounting / Finance and Corporate Support. Our staffing solutions include Contract, Temp to Perm and Permanent Placement.
ICS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Worker Type:

Employee

Ensono is a leading IT Mainframe Outsourcer helping Fortune 500 customer's access cutting-edge technologies. Ensono accomplishes this by hiring and retaining exceptional talent dedicated to customer satisfaction.

**Job Description:**

As a member of the mainframe Storage team, the responsible individual will work on storage infrastructure administration, configuration, and installation. This encompasses DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backup and DR capabilities. The associate will perform software and hardware refreshes, customer migrations and daily customer support.

**Roles and Responsibilities:**

+ Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for our customers.

+ Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs.

+ Perform problem diagnostics and resolution.

+ Create and oversee jobs for daily, weekly, and monthly backups.

+ Participate in Data Center migration projects using multiple methodologies.

+ Perform data and volume recovery.

+ Perform data migrations between storage frames for existing customers.

+ Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests.

+ Interact with account management and with our customers.

+ Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.

+ Mentor and train Storage team members.

**Required Skills and Experience:**

+ Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills.

+ Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.

+ Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems.

+ Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS.

+ Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans

+ Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing.

+ Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication.

+ Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software.

+ Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape.

+ Functional skills with Dell/EMC.

+ Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF.

**Primary Location City/State:**

Homebased - Downers Grove, IL - Finley, Illinois

**Additional Locations (if applicable):**

Ensono is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Ensono provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, military status, or any other status protected by applicable law.