Mainframe Specialist (CICS / z/OS / RACF)

Trigyn Technologies Limited.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trigyn Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Mainframe Specialist in Albany, NY to perform problem determination, DR testing, on-call duties, security health checks, audits, and z/OS management.

The role includes coordinating with support, monitoring networks, and mentoring state staff, with focus on CICS, RACF, and MQ environments. The candidate will work on installation, customization and management of z/OS, and monitor CICS regions while collaborating with enterprise teams to ensure reliable

Qualifications

• 84 months experience maintaining and administering a multi-region CICSplex.
• 84 months Experience performing problem diagnostics and resolution in a z/OS environment
• 84 months experience fine tuning z/OS performance parameters
• 84 months experience analyzing z/OS abend dumps
• 12 months experience with RACF security administration
• 72 months experience OMEGAMON use
• 24 months experience maintaining and operating MQ subsystems.
• Guides large teams or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of field.

Responsibilities

• Perform problem determination and resolution
• Participate in Disaster Recovery tests
• Participate in On-call rotation
• Perform Security Health checking
• Participate in Audits
• Manage activities related to installation, customization and management of the z/OS operating system
• Coordinate activities with support staff to ensure appropriate support is provided
• Proactively monitor networks with Enterprise Network teams and developers to identify, manage and correct issues
• Work independently to diagnose and correct problems as they arise within the system
• Mentor state staff
• Monitor CICS regions

Skills

CICSplex administration

z/OS diagnostics

z/OS performance tuning

z/OS abend analysis

RACF security

OMEGAMON

MQ Series

Leadership

Tools

OMEGAMON

MQ

RACF

Job description

Trigyn's direct government client has an immediate need for a Mainframe Specialist in Albany, NY.

Description

• Perform problem determination and resolution
• Participate in Disaster Recovery tests
• Participate in On-call rotation
• Perform Security Health checking
• Participate in Audits.
• Participate and as required manage activities related to the installation, customization and management of the z/OS operating system.
• Coordinate activities with support staff to ensure appropriate support is provided.
• Proactively monitor networks working with the Enterprise Network teams and developers to identify, manage and correct issues.
• Work independently to diagnose and correct problems as they arise within the system.
• Mentor state staff.
• Monitor CICS regions.

Mandatory Qualification

• Works in the field of Information Technology, experienced in the usage and support of a collection of development platforms, technical architectures or business applications and products that run on those platforms - beyond that of a Programmer.
• Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.
• 84 Months experience maintaining and administering a multi-region CICSplex.
• 84 Months Experience performing problem diagnostics and resolution in a z/OS environment
• 84 Months Experience fine tuning z/OS performance parameters
• 84 Months experience analyzing z/OS abend dumps
• 12 months experience with RACF security administration
• 72 Months experience OMEGAMON use
• 24 Months Experience maintaining and operating MQ subsystems.

TRIGYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and has been in business for 35 years. TRIGYN is an ISO 27001:2022 and CMMI Level 5 certified company.