Urgent Hiring || ZOS and IMS DB and CICS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ( Multiple roles)

Location: Hartford, CT/st. Paul’s MN/ Atlanta, GA/Cockeysville, MD – 2/3 days client office

We are looking for a Dynatrace Deployment Specialist to oversee the end-to-end implementation of Dynatrace on our server stack. This role requires a mix of technical expertise, financial domain knowledge and strategic thinking to ensure successful deployment, adoption, and optimization of the Dynatrace platform. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless rollout, enabling advanced monitoring, analytics, and alerting capabilities for our Application infrastructure.

JD:

• Monitors system software access, performance, and resource utilization;
• Primary responsibility for maintaining the z/OS 2.3 and JES2 software environment;
• Work with application programmers to ensure that application problems do not adversely affect production operations;
• Ability to provide 24/7/365 software support. This would include on-call support during off-hours;
• Assists with the analysis, design, programming, and implementation of applications that will interface with system software;
• Develop/maintain/monitor proper software use and security authorization policies;
• Creates, maintains, and upgrades software systems for development and production environments;
• Analyzes requirements and recommends policies, procedures, and standards for software systems;
• Implement and verifies backup and recovery procedures. This would include Business Recovery concerns and associated testing;
• Accept ownership of all mainframe-based systems, including multiple z/OS sysplexes;
• Install new z/OS releases as they become available and configure to support Stonebranch’s requirements;
• Keep supported systems current with the latest maintenance provided by IBM Maintain system reliability and ensure availability;
• Provide level 1 operational support for z/VM and zLinux systems;
• Be available after hours for emergency or exceptional situations concerning the mainframe and mainframe-based systems;
• Resolve any system-related problems that may arise in a timely and efficient manner.

Qualifications:

• Preferred Skills:

• experience with mainframe software management specific to z/OS operating system and other software products;
• Ability to install and customize IBM and third-party software using SMP/E & IEBCOPY;
• Experience in keeping the z/OS hardware configuration current using HCD;
• Experience supporting leading/training of software management;
• Possible travel and variable hours may be required;
• Ability to write software exit program(s) and use software utilities as required;
• Solid knowledge of mainframe JCL and utilities;
• Ability to write/read/debug programs in a batch and online environment;
• Ability to perform multiple activities simultaneously with minimal supervision

Position 2: IMS DB SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Location: Hartford, CT/st. Paul’s MN/ Atlanta, GA/Cockeysville, MD – 2/3 days client office

JD:

• Experience with IMS system software and related program products. installation, migrations, customization and maintenance.
• Must have experience with SMP/E maintenance utility, DBMS security interfaces, familiar with DBMS connection interfaces to other subsystems (DB2/CICS/etc) and

network VTAM/IP functionality.

• Plan and perform Health Checks and Analysis
• Very good knowledge of IMS database organization
• Performance analysis & tuning for DBMS subsystems
• IMS Monitoring Tool- Proficient- Required Monitoring tool
• Proficient in JCL, TSO/SDSF/JES2/SYSVIEW/SMP/E
• Ability to debug & diagnose DBMS system and utility software
• Requires IMS Sysplex experience & data sharing expertise
• Various types of IMS restarts (COLD/WARM/ERE).
• Plan and perform DR (Disaster Recovery)
• Knowledge about IMS SYSGEN process – Defining/Adding Transactions and Programs to the IMS system.
• Knowledge of IMS Controls Blocks (DBDs, PSBs, ACBs).
• Knowledge of IMS Database Recovery Control (DBRC) concepts and RECON datasets
• Sound knowledge about IMS Logging – OLDS; SLDS; WADS;RLDS

Position 3: CICS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Location: Hartford, CT/st. Paul’s MN/ Atlanta, GA/Cockeysville, MD – 2/3 days client office

JD:

• Perform mainframe CICS software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support mainframe environments.
• Provide high degree of technical support (24*7) to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disaster.
• Analyse new versions of CICS for functionality improving systems performance and reduce cost.
• Tracking and analyzing performance and resource utilization of CICS systems
• CICS Performance & Tuning, CICS Monitoring CICS dump analysis, knowledge of IPCS and Fault AnalyzerAssembler coding
• Recommend changes, upgrades, and enhancements based on the technical analysis.
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolutions as well.
• Participate in incident and problem management activities related to applications and CICS.
• Encourage and ensure collaboration across functional users and vendors to provide guidance and manage different tasks with a can-do attitude.
• Execute project and internal initiative responsibilities as assigned or delegated.
• Walking ahead by being enthusiastic and responsible for strengthening and developing system skills.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, best practices, and run books for the operational platform.
• experience in installing and/or customizing mainframe CICS software in Large Data sharing environments.
• experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems.
• Solid understanding of resource definitions and its dependencies.
• CF structures and its practical use in a business environment.
• Experience with Omegamon and Fault Analyzer along with basic dump analysis skills on IPCS.
• Experience in cloning and sunsetting CICS regions.
• Basic understanding of CICS security with RACF.
• Exposure to working with SMF 110 records and its practical application in terms of problem determination.
• Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas
• Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process (ITIL)
• Experience working with and maintaining other vendor tools for CICS as well as exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF RMF etc.
• Experience with automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.

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