Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Remote & On-Call Expert

Ensono

Dover (DE)

Remote

USD 60,000 - 152,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Health plan options

401k with company match

Dental, vision, disability, life, AD&D

Maternity/Paternity leave and Sabbat

Education Reimbursement

Enhanced fertility coverage

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Fitness center access

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer – Hardware to provide ongoing support for mainframe hardware, troubleshoot issues, and perform maintenance. The role involves proactive hardware management, DR activities, and contributing to problem resolution for Sev1/Sev2 incidents.

The candidate should have extensive mainframe hardware experience, familiarity with IOCP/IOCDS/IODF, and knowledge of VTAM/TCPIP. Ensono promotes remote work options and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
Experience in Hardware Management Consoles for different Mainframe Hardware such as Processor, DISK and TAPE.
Knowledge in DISK and TAPE Architecture.
Extensive Knowledge in IOCP/IOCDS/IODF.
Experience in IBM’s Copy Service Manager.
Knowledge in VTAM/TCPIP concepts.
Ability to diagnose and handle common hardware issues and resolve them promptly.
Ability to analyse performance on DASD and Tape subsystems.

Responsibilities

Proactively maintain hardware on current microcode levels.
Support new client business transitions/migrations.
Performs IOGEN and other Hardware Configuration work.
Perform DASD/TAPE replication using different technology.
Configure Storage and Processor as needed. Such as DASD Model Conversion, Updating MSUs etc.
Participation in problem resolution on Sev1/Sev2 Incidents.
Assist with DR activities.
Troubleshoots major system issues and escalation to vendors for service restoration and problem resolution for SEV1 and SEV2 issues.
Create new tools and processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
Works to produce documentation, standard way of accomplishing work, and automation to help the team support the workload.
Works closely with accounts and clients when technical consulting is required from the team.
Performs ITIL tasks. Such as change management functions: ticketing, opening and closing changes, etc.
Supply 24×7 365 on-call support/service restoration/root cause analysis/problem resolution.
Excels in a leveraged support model thereby supporting many customers from a single team.
Mentoring of team members when required.