WAS Systems Programmer z/OS

For one of our clients, Rendeck Automatisering is looking for an experienced SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER Z/OS WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER (WAS).

Start: ASAP.
Duration: 30-06-2014
Location: Amsterdam
Deployment: fulltime
Rate: Market rate

NOTE:

Please send us your CV including a covering letter (covering the job requirements), your rate, availability and any holiday plans that you might have!

REQUESTED EXPERTISE:

Systems Programmer z/OS WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

Role:

Installation and maintenance of WAS for z/OS, and Unix System Services related Software
Support of day-to-day performance & tuning (infrastructure)
Advise and assist in project related activities in areas described above
Investigate and solve incidents and problems
Carry out Business As Usual work like healthchecks, administrative tasks (documentation) and compliancy
Generate ideas to improve procedures and work methods and put these ideas into practice

Skills:

Strong communication skills.
Languages: English (word and writing) and preferably Dutch.
Ability to make clear agreements and live up to those agreements.
Teamplayer. Ability to cooperate with the other members within the team as well as with other teams, clients and vendors in projects. A sense for organisation and politics.
Create implementation documents and other technical documentation.
Create clear workinstructions.
Flexible. Ability to cope with changes in planning and priorities. Ability to work under (time) pressure. Quick learner (new environments).
Willing to work outside office hours (weekends and nights) for projects and changes.

Technical skills:

At least 5 years provable and recent experience on Mainframe as a Systems Programmer.
Knowledge of USS or UNIX/Linux, SA/390, ISPF, TSO, REXX, JCL, Jython, RACF, SMS, TWS and Mainview
Provable in depth knowledge and hand-on experience with WAS (for z/OS), preferable version 8 or 8.5.
Knowledge and experience with the installation and maintenance of software from third party vendors (ACI)
Knowledge of either MQ, DB2, IMS and JAVA is a plus. Knowledge of Scripting.

Specific:

Install and maintain WAS and USS related products
Support of day-to-day performance (infrastructure) tuning, backup & recovery on production & test-environments
Knowledge and usage of Monitoring products as Mainview
Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facilities
Basic skills for related products: z/OS, MQ, DB2
ITIL

Experience:

> 5 years provable system programming skills in large z/OS WAS environments
MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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