Senior Mainframe Developer

Saransh Inc
Phoenix, AZ, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$114,400.0 - $124,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Batch Processing Unix Ubuntu (Operating System) Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Databases Data Sharing IBM DB2 Database Design Software Debugging Linux Embedded SQL
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IBM Parallel Sysplex Job Control Language (JCL) IBM Mainframe Rexx (Programming Language) IBM Information Management System Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Mainframes Performance Tuning IBM Resource Access Control Facility Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Software Engineering System Programming Z/OS Tso/ispf SUSE Linux Grafana File-aid Kubernetes Ibm Z/vm Omegamon Restful APIs

Requirements

  1. Mainframe CICS System Programmer * 7+ years of CICS Systems Programming/Administration * Install, upgrade, patch, and maintain CICS TS environments * Configure CICS regions, DFHSIT, and perform system maintenance * Monitor and tune performance using OMEGAMON/MainView/TMON * Strong z/OS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, SMP/E experience

  2. Mainframe DB2 Replication Engineer * 7+ years of DB2 for z/OS with replication technologies * Experience with IBM IIDR/CDC, Q Replication (preferred) * Configure Capture/Apply processes and replication pipelines * Troubleshoot replication latency, data consistency, and performance * Skills: DB2 z/OS, ZDIH, RACF, UNIX scripting, JCL, TSO/ISPF

  3. Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer * 7-12+ years Mainframe, 3-5+ years DB2 Systems Programming * Install, configure, upgrade, and support DB2 for z/OS * Performance tuning, Data Sharing, Sysplex, Buffer Pools, ZPARMs * Experience with DB2 Replication, SMP/E, RACF, CICS, IMS, MQ * Knowledge of modernization tools (z/OS Connect) preferred

  4. IMS Application DBA * 7+ years IMS DBA experience on z/OS * Support Full Function, Fast Path, and HALDB databases * Database design, REORG, Backup/Recovery, Performance Tuning * Strong IMS utilities, JCL, REXX, IMS DB/DC * Experience with DB2, CICS, MQ integration preferred

  5. Mainframe z/VM & Linux Engineer * Strong IBM z/VM and Linux on IBM Z (RHEL/SUSE/Ubuntu) * VM provisioning, DirMaint, VMSES/E, RACF administration * System maintenance, HMC/IPL, automation (REXX/Shell/Python) * Linux administration, patching, security, troubleshooting * Exposure to Ansible, Grafana, Kubernetes is a plus

  6. Mainframe IMS System Programmer * 7+ years IMS DB & IMS TM Systems Programming * Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain IMS environments * Performance tuning, Buffer Pools, DBD/PSB/ACB management * Backup/Recovery, DR, Dump/Abend analysis * Experience with DB2, CICS, MQ, RACF, Sysplex, SMP/E

  7. Lead Software Engineer (Westlake, TX / Jersey City, NJ)

Primary Skills: Mainframe, COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL

  • 8+ years of IBM Mainframe development
  • Enterprise COBOL, JCL, Embedded SQL, DB2
  • CICS online application development and optimization
  • Batch processing, JCL utilities, performance tuning
  • Debugging using Xpeditor, InterTest, File-AID
  • Experience with z/OS Connect, MQ, REST APIs is a plus
  • Domain experience in Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, or Logistics preferred

Benefits & conditions

$55 - $60 an hour - Contract

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