Administration/Production Control Technician

Axelon Services Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Axelon Services Corporation in New York, NY, onsite, is seeking a skilled IT professional to monitor and manage job scheduling and automation on mainframe and UNIX environments.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in CS/engineering and at least 4 years IT service management/operations experience; familiarity with CA Workload Automation DE and related tools is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of satisfactory full-time IT service management, process management, operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor job flows controlled by CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) on z/OS mainframe, UNIX, or PeopleSoft server.
• Respond quickly to job failures by identifying causes and contacting on-call staff for remediation.
• Occasionally migrate software to production and/or test environments.
• Document problems, set up job flow dependencies, and troubleshoot test flows.

Skills

Production control

Mainframe knowledge

Communication skills

SDLC methodologies

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

CA Workload Automation DE

JCL (z/OS)

File-AID

IDCAMS

TSO/ISPF

GDGs

UNIX

Connect:Direct

Putty

WinSCP

Rational Tools (ClearQuest/ClearCase)

MS Word

MS Excel

PeopleSoft People Tools (Process Monitor)

IMS

Job description

The estimated salary range is between $77,000.00 to $87,000.00 annually (commensurate with experience).

• Location: New York, NY
• Work Mode: Onsite

Responsibilities

• Monitor job flows controlled by the CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) scheduling system on z/OS mainframe, UNIX, or PeopleSoft server.
• Respond quickly to job failures by determining the general cause of the problem and contacting the appropriate on-call staff member for remediation.
• Occasionally migrate software to the production and/or test environments.
• Document problems, set up job flow dependencies, and execute/troubleshoot test flows.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations.

Preferred Skills

• Extensive experience working in Production Control with mainframe or mid-range computer.
• Familiarity with establishing job dependencies.
• Experience troubleshooting JCL errors, using GDGs, and utilities such as File-AID and IDCAMS.
• Knowledge of CA Workload Automation DE or similar enterprise scheduling package.
• Knowledge of z/OS JCL and TSO/ISPF.
• Experience with mainframe compile, link, and bind procedures.
• Familiarity with file transfer protocols such as FTPS and/or Connect: Direct.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of standard SDLC methodologies.
• Knowledge of IMS, D82, UNIX, PUTTY, WinSCP.
• Familiarity with Rational Tools (ClearQuest and ClearCase), MS-Word, and Excel.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft People Tools (Process Monitor).