Senior Mainframe Capacity & Data Analytics Engineer

StradIT; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

StradIT is seeking a Senior Mainframe Capacity Planning Engineer to lead monitoring, analysis and reporting of mainframe capacity. You will collect, process, and validate system resource data and business volumes for forward-looking analysis using data science techniques.

The role requires experience with SAS on mainframe and in distributed environments, along with familiarity with MICS/MXG, SMF, RMF, CICS, DB2 and MQ. Strong analytical skills and experience building reports are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics / statistics preferred or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Run and validate the Data Collection and Reporting process using scheduling software.
• Design basic reports using SAS
• Build and edit JCL in ISPF
• Create and update policies, job aids and other documentation.
• Learn MICS/MXG Database Architecture and diagnose MICS related errors.
• Execute and validate MICS administrative tasks to maintain proper maintenance.
• Collect and report business volume data from varied sources.
• Perform risk assessments of extreme market conditions for selected business streams.
• Produce/update a Business Process Requirements document for selected streams.
• Organize and store Capacity Planning artifacts for future retrieval.
• Develop ad hoc reports for senior business and management forums.

Skills

Analytical skills

Descriptive statistics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or statistics

Tools

SAS

Job description

StradIT is seeking a Senior Mainframe Capacity Planning Engineer to lead monitoring, analysis and reporting of mainframe capacity. You will collect, process, and validate system resource data and business volumes for forward-looking analysis using data science techniques.

The role requires experience with SAS on mainframe and in distributed environments, along with familiarity with MICS/MXG, SMF, RMF, CICS, DB2 and MQ. Strong analytical skills and experience building reports are essential.