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Position Title: Mainframe Operations Engineer
Position Status: 6-month contract with rolling extensions
Schedule: HYBRID
Overview: Our client is looking for a Mainframe Operations Engineer for a HYBRID position based out of Richmond, VA.
Responsibilities
• Seeking to fill an open contract to hire position for a Mainframe Operations Engineer within our Systems and Database Administration team.
• In this role the candidate will provide technical support and troubleshooting, system administration, system monitoring, quality service, production system management, and system error analysis of our mainframes.
Requirements
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe operations, preferably with IBM Z series mainframes.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• In depth understanding and extensive experience with Job Control Language (JCL).
• Knowledge of the z/OS or z/VSE/VSEn operating systems, including experience with CICS, CICS Transaction Gateway, and CICS Web Services.
• Understanding of batch processing and job scheduling systems.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting batch processes.
• Experience installing Cobol applications from a DEV environment through test environments and to production.
• Some knowledge of other programming languages commonly used in the z/OS and z/VSE environment, such as Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, REXX, or CP/CMS EXEC.
• Understanding of VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) file storage and access method.
• The ability to analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic information.
Preferred Qualifications
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe administration.
• 2+ years of experience with z/VM, z/VSE or VSEN and z/VSE/VSEn.
• A master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, or similar.
• Knowledge of VTAM networking and SNA protocols.
• Experience with the Zeke/VSE mainframe job scheduler.
• Proficiency in basic Linux administration tasks.
• Understanding of and experience with VSE Interactive Computing and Control Facility (ICCF).
About Our Client: Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition. Employment and personnel practices conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination. While the Company is committed to following this principle in every facet of employment, all employees share in the responsibility to promote and foster a favorable work environment.
