Software Developer

Required Professional and Technical Expertise (CORE) :
1) A minimum of 10 years working in a mainframe operations environment providing an operational, service, consultancy or support role.
2) Demonstrated written and communications skills. .
3) The ability to use TSO and ISPF is expected as well as good JCL skills and the ability to write simple REXX programs. .

Professional and Technical Expertise (Preferred) :
1) Knowledge of other z software including COBOL, PL/I, JCL, VSAM/QSAM, DB2, NetView, Assembler/PLX, SMP/E, RACF security, and other operations tools are useful although not mandatory
2) Knowledge of the products that compete against the IBM products listed previously, will be an advantage. .
3) Experience with Applications Development on IBM Z is a plus

Role 1: Project management with PMP/Price2 certification
Role 2: 1. Migration CA-7 to IWS ( IWS scheduler experts)
Also check with candidates whether they have worked on OMA (OPC migration aid, OMA) =? It is an internal IBM tool that they use for doing the migration. Note: Only ex-IBMers would be aware of that.
Role 3: ZOS Storage experts: DFSMSrmm, OMEGAMON For Storage, Advanced Allocation Management, Advanced Catalog Management,
Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm, Advanced Reporting for DFSMShsm, Automated Tape Allocation Manager,
Cloud Tape Connector, DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, DFSMS, Ability to use TSO and ISPF