Mainframe Utilities Developer

• Vendor software Tool Administrator for: BMC DevX Code Pipeline/ISPW, BMC Topaz Workbench, IBM IDz v17.*, CA-JCLCHECK
• Demonstrate technical expertise and knowledge
• Lead resolution processes for complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors
• Develop technical solutions, automation of processes and lead individual or small team initiatives
• Utilize and extend standard IBM and ISV utilities such as

• 5 8+ years of mainframe experience
• 3+ years focused on utilities development / batch processing

• Strong experience with:

• IBM z/OS environment

• Hands-on expertise in:

• JCL and batch processing
• DFSORT / Syncsort
• IDCAMS and IBM utilities

• Experience building:

• Data processing utilities
• ETL batch processes
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for batch environments
• Experience with: Mainframe z/OS and Horizon platforms, z/OS USS, z/OS Connect, Jenkins, Ansible, IDz and/or Eclipse based software

• Knowledge of the following:

• REXX and REXX Skeletons, COBOL
• Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL
• z/OS Connect, Utilities and Software: IBM, Broadcom, BMC

• Knowledge of the following SCMs:

• BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (ISPW)
• BMC AMI DevX Workbench
• Broadcom Endevor
• Rocket Changeman (formerly Serena)
• IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz)

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with:

• DB2, IMS, VSAM, sequential datasets

• Experience with:

• File-AID, Easytrieve, ICETOOL
• Scheduling tools (CA-7, Control-M, TWS)
• Knowledge of automation frameworks (REXX, Python)
• Experience with large-scale data processing / ETL pipelines on mainframe
• Exposure to mainframe modernization and DevOps initiatives

• z/OS Unix / Unix System Services:

• Bash
• HFS/ZFS Filesystem
• Unix Permissions
• SSH

• General tooling:

• Java, JavaScript, Python
• GitHub, BitBucket, VSCode
• Zowe, Confluence

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