Mainframe Operations Specialist I — Midnight Shift

Metropolitan Transportation Authority; New York (NY); On-site; USD 109,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City seeks a Computer Specialist (Operations) Level 1 to provide state-of-the-art technical assistance in data processing operations. You will supervise or support senior staff in a large mainframe and distributed computing environment, ensuring reliable and secure operations.

The role requires leading projects, coordinating scheduling, and delivering analyses to management.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree with four years of satisfactory full-time computer operations experience, including one year in a project leader capacity or on a complex project.
• Associate degree with six years of full-time computer operations experience, including one year in a project leader capacity or on a complex project.
• Four-year high school diploma or equivalent with eight years of full-time computer operations experience, one year in a project leader capacity or on a complex project.
• Education and/or equivalent to the above, with at least a four-year high school diploma and four years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Researches, tests, and recommends the purchase of computer equipment and software to maintain or enhance data center operations.
• Provides hardware technical expertise in facility modifications and backup site planning.
• Coordinates high-level responses to difficult operational issues to resolve user problems.
• Coordinates production and solves operational and scheduling problems.
• Diagnoses and remedies complex problems involving systems and data telecommunications equipment/software.
• Supervises staff operating computers in a multi-mainframe or large microcomputer environment.
• Establishes uniform performance standards and efficient work methods.
• Trains and schedules senior computer operations personnel.
• Conducts cost-benefit analyses to quantify recommendations.
• Maintains data security and internal controls to protect assets.
• Plans, assigns, and reviews work of senior staff and oversees project teams.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mainframe operations

Data processing operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

High school diploma or equivalent

Education and/or equivalent to 1-3 above

Tools

Mainframe computer systems

Minicomputers

Microcomputers

Job description

Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City seeks a Computer Specialist (Operations) Level 1 to provide state-of-the-art technical assistance in data processing operations. You will supervise or support senior staff in a large mainframe and distributed computing environment, ensuring reliable and secure operations.

The role requires leading projects, coordinating scheduling, and delivering analyses to management.