Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer

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The Senior Systems Programmer will be engaged on the transition from client’s in-house IT into Ensono’s support.  Will participate in Knowledge Transfer with clients and assist in documentation creation.  Upgrading or applying maintenance to zOS and ISV products during migration will be required.  Engaging in shadowing of client engineers and assisting the transition of services to Ensono engineers will be primary job responsibility.  Associate will support new clients during migration and then transition support to steady state teams and disengage.  The Senior Systems Programmer supporting zOS for the Transition Team may be engaged in more than one migration simultaneously. 
 

JOB ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Systems Programmer will be engaged on the transition from client’s in-house IT into Ensono’s support.  Will participate in Knowledge Transfer with clients and assist in documentation creation.  Upgrading or applying maintenance to zOS and ISV products during migration will be required.  Engaging in shadowing of client engineers and assisting the transition of services to Ensono engineers will be primary job responsibility.  Associate will support new clients during migration and then transition support to steady state teams and disengage.  The Senior Systems Programmer supporting zOS for the Transition Team may be engaged in more than one migration simultaneously. 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Will be responsible for upgrades of a clients mainframe software. 
  • Learn client environments as they transition into Ensono
  • Help transition support of client environment to Ensono Steady State teams
  • Attend client meetings to understand environment
  • Address issues as they arise during client migration
  • Attending sales calls either by phone or in person to assist in the sales process will be common
  • Will serve as primary technical contact for mainframe Operating Systems and ISV products during client migrations
  • Experience supporting external security such as RACF or ACF2 a plus. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Five years of experience working within a z/OS environment
  • Familiarity with mainframe functional areas such as z/OS Operating System, Storage, Databases, CICS, and Disaster Recovery concepts
  • Technical implementation skills required for zOS Operating System, Parallel Sysplex,  and  related ISV software products on the z/OS platform.  This includes experience with SMP/E, including base installation and maintenance application.  
  • Proficiency in interacting with ISV vendors, problem determination and resolution for the products identified above
  • ISV products include, but are not limited to Sysview, Vanguard, Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS, and OPS MVS   
  • Ability to host meetings and conference calls
  • Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel to a level of creating documents which can be shared with clients
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