Mainframe System Engineer

Job Title: Mainframe System EngineerLocation-Seattle, Washington (Initial Remote)Position type: C2HRate: OpenThe Senior Mainframe System Engineer supports the mainframe infrastructure focusing on z/OS, 3rd party software installations and level 3 support in a multi-LPAR environment. The Senior Mainframe Systems Engineer is responsible for analysing, planning, designing, and documenting application installation and operations within a z/OS based mainframe. The Senior Mainframe Systems Engineer leads infrastructure planning, application support, infrastructure analysis and assessment, and infrastructure test and troubleshooting.

JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Skilled with installation, maintenance, and upgrade tuning of mainframe OS and other mainframe productsConsidered to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in regard to the mainframe OS, utilities and productsAbility to develop and define technical direction/architecture for strategic planning and projectsStorage administration skills highly desirable (DFHSM, DFDSS, DFSMS, IODF)Ability to update JES2 exits in AssemblerHands on experience with performance tuning/configuration management and updating WLM policiesProficient with Assembler programming languageInstall, setup and maintain mainframe system automation softwareProficient with dump analysis and problem resolutionMaintain change control practices and procedures for mainframe changes.7+ years of hands-on technical experience with mainframe, non-x86 legacy systems and with technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 for z/OS, Assembler, PL/I, Java, Rexx, flat/sequential files, GDGs, and VSAM.QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 7 years of experience and/or knowledge of zSeries systems programming.