Mainframe Systems Programmer

This specific position of Performance Analyst in the System Performance Management team (individual contributor) is critical in maintaining stability of the mainframe, one of our most important Tier-0 platforms, and supports mainframe system health. This position supports the gathering of key metrics in support of our mainframe to address exception alerts and identify solutions. This role is essential for providing analysis that has led to a capital forestall up to $8 million. The risk to the business is significant if this platform is not adequately maintained and supported due to the critical business applications (CBAs) that process in this environment.

Requirements:

· Familiar with over one hundred SMF/RMF record types

· Must be familiar with SAS programming and statistical data to use quantitative methods

· Utilize knowledge of large scale operational and system concepts

· Develop and maintain system performance reporting using MXG, SAS, and Splunk

· Monitor daily system health for areas of improvement and exceptions

· Deliver recommendations for enhancing performance

· Perform problem resolution to system health conditions

· Familiar with coupling facility structures, setting LPAR weights, and capping

· Participation in a 24x7x365 oncall rotation to support performance & restoration of health

· Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in the use of TSO and ISPF.

· Demonstrated basic knowledge of zOS, JCL, and ability to modify jobstream for batch

· Has responsibility and capability to work multi-platforms including zOS, zLinux, & Windows

· Troubleshoot complex Incidents and develop skills for future technologies

· Develop POC of new products and define center of excellence for the organization

· Designs and documents technical solutions required to support complex business system and /or integrations including general documentation for use by Computer Operations

Qualifications:

· Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

· 10+ years of mainframe systems experience with specific concentration in performance management for large, multi-processor, multi-LPAR, Parallel Sysplex environments.

· 2 years of experience working with SAS programming

· Familiarity with SMF/RMF record structures

· Familiarity with WLM (workload manager), MXG, & ThruPut Manager (batch priority software)

· Knowledge of zVM, CICS, DB2, Strobe, & Mainview