IBM jobs - Mainframe zOS System Programmer

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
As Mainframe zOS System Programmer Specialist, you are responsible to provide technical support with high degree of Customer Happiness by meeting Service Level Agreements (SLA) and process compliance. You will perform business impact analysis and risk assessments to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disasters.
If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative workplace, IBM provides an environment where you will be challenged and inspired every single day. And if you relish the freedom to bring creative, thoughtful solutions to the table, there's no limit to what you can accomplish here.

Responsibilities

• Adopt the given technology to meet the drift of customer and business requirements
• Act as support and domain expert for z/OS operating system and system components; provide direct technical support as needed in the planning, coordination, installation, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to z/OS operating system, network, and component software
• Primary support for assigned ISV products along with diagnose z/OS platform system and product issues and follow up with root cause analysis
• Analyze performance issues while providing technical consultation and inquiries from the other IT technical teams
• Support for new product installation and evaluation as needed
• Act as the technical lead on internal team projects or participate on project teams that impact the z/OS platform
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and tests as scheduled
• Assume personal responsibility for resolving problems in most effective way possible within SLA reaching root cause and preventing problems
• Lead daily Operations meetings provided there are no P1 incidents running
• Aid with identifying problem management trends

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in zOS System Administration environment with work management, user management, journal management and performance management.
• Demonstrable skills in zOS systems programming
• Validated knowledge in the following technologies: z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Third party products.
• Proven experience in providing support for ISV products.
• Proficient in technologies like P2V, V2V and P2P migrations
• Ability to Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives. Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes and demonstrated ability on BRMS, Tape management, ATL/VTL for Tape Libraries
• Can act as the technical lead on internal team projects or participate on project teams that impact the z/OS platform.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process (ITIL)
• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work
• Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications