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Senior Mainframe System Programmer - z/OS

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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The Senior Mainframe System Programmer is responsible for installing and maintaining z/OS systems, coordinating complex upgrades, leading project requests, and providing support for associated software. The role includes after-hours on-call support and improving current processes within the team.
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Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients’ digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize today’s systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development. With certified experts in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and recognized as Microsoft Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year, Ensono has over 3500+ associates globally and is headquartered in greater Chicago.

We care about your success, offering comprehensive strategic and managed services for mission-critical applications. Our Advisory and Consulting services can help upfront with an application strategy or find the right places for your applications – whether it’s public, multi or hybrid cloud, or mainframe. And because we span across all mission-critical platforms, we can meet you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey, with 24/7 support when you need it. We are your relentless ally, flexing with you when challenges emerge so you don’t feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so you’re continuously innovating – doing more with less while remaining secure. And that’s just the beginning.


Responsibilities

  • Should have expertise on products and processes.
  • Software Installation – Coordinate the Ordering, Installation and Customize the z/OS Base Operating System Platform coordinating complex upgrades across the other MF delivery teams.
  • Meetings - Facilitate calls to resolve software issues, plan for Disaster Recovery exercises and assist management with balancing department workloads across service team
  • Leadership - Provide Strategic leadership for the Customer, Account and Delivery teams for new Project requests or when resolving complex delivery related issues. Manage and assist delivery team with workload balance between members.
  • Support – Drive investigation and implementation of new tools for increase productivity and improve quality of the environment. Educate staff on proper use of server-based tools.
  • Provide 24x7 after hours on-call support as required for products supported by the team.
  • Personal compliance and ownership on security, audit and systems integrity posture.
  • Highlight areas for improvement in current processes and implement improvements


Experience: 8+ Yrs


Technical Key Skills (Mandatory Skills)

  • Ability to Install maintain and perform problem resolution on z/OS System Software and associated supporting products. Install and upgrade OS running on z/OS, using currently supported versions
  • Install and upgrade commonly used z/OSTools from IBM & 3rd party vendors
  • Build & configure z/OS system environments on z/OS
  • Working knowledge of Sysplex
  • Support problem determination efforts (prime & off-shift) involving z/OS & related software
  • Manage day to day z/OS system admin requests (e.g. z/OS security, z/OS Healthchecking utilities, etc.)
  • Execute z/OS system level recoveries (local and in support of Disaster Recovery)
  • Understand z/OS services structure, JES2 concepts, Parallel Sysplex and Catalog management
  • PARMLIB and JES2 customization/configuration
  • Practical JCL, REXX and CLIST knowledge
  • Practical SMP/E knowledge
  • Practical HCD knowledge
  • Basic RACF knowledge

Top Skills

Clist
Jcl
Rexx
Z/Os

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