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Job Number:	002927
Position:	Mainframe zOS professional
Job Type:	Contract
Job Description:	We need a contractor to join a large, Columbus, Ohio client’s Mainframe zOS Infrastructure team. This position is key to developing the long term implementation plan of the technology roadmap for zOS platforms. The candidate would bring leading industry best practices and have professional verbal and written communication skills To submit your resume please email us at greatjobs@fastswitch.com and tells us the position # you are interested – if we find that your background/skill set is a match for the position you will receive a response within 24 hours. Requirements: • Actual installation experience and support of a zOS 1.6 or later operating system. At least 1 complete evolution upgrade (eg. zOS 1.9 to 1.10). • Assembler coding experience in coding applications or systems programs / user exits. • ISPF / TSO - high proficiency and ability to customize at systems level. • High JCL skills. • SMPE 1 to 2 years experience with IBM and 3rd party software. • JES2 and/or JES3 experience plus SDSF abilities. • High experience level in IPCS, dump debugging or IBM Fault analyser, and problem determination. Strong current zOS internals and general zOS analytical. • High experience and proficiency with online monitors tools (BMC Mainview, Omegamon, BEST1,or equivlant). • Interface some first level internal knowledge of DB2, CICS, MQ, IMS , TCP/IP, and/or ACP. • VTAM / SNA experience. • IBM HMC / SE skills on a z hardware platform. • Ability to open, manage, solve and close problems with IBM and other vendor support centers. • Lead role in various medium level Systems Programming projects and initiatives. • WLM knowledge. Additional qualifications: • GRS and or MIM skills • Proficiency in REXX, CLIST and SAS. Written programs or classwork. . • Installation and support of or schedulers CA7, ESP, ZEKE; tape management (ZARA, CA1, RMM), and restart managers (ZEKE, CA11,). • VSAM, PDS, PDS/e and other file structure internal knowledge. • Has lead and can show he lead junior engineers in projects at the technical level. • zOS UNIX skills. • BROCADE, MCDATA FICON Director knowledge. • Print - physical print and electronic archive experience. Includes printer hardware interfacing along with software (AFP, PDF, line mode etc.) • IBM mainframe hardware and externals (DISK, TAPE, Directors) and ability to understand z hardware. • Disaster recovery experience and knowledge. • VM skills. • Application coding years in COBOL or ASSEMBLER in mainframe shop. • Designed in-house solutions in lieu of vendor packages to business needs (eg. developed utilities, change control systems, file management tools or ISPF front ends). • z/OS Problem Determination and Recovery classes. • Performance and tuning classes.
Location:	Columbus OH

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