Z/VM Systems Programmer

Z/VM SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER

Columbia, SC

1 YEAR+ CONTRACT

*DUE TO SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, ONLY US CITIZENS CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Manager needs a candidate who can handle all aspects of z/VM including DirMaint (Directory Maintenance Product), performance tools, RACF, etc.
- Should be able to create/maintain z/VM LPARs, Guest/Users administration, Operations Manager, DASD subsystem administration knowledge, performance troubleshooting, SAN and Mainframe hardware knowledge.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide senior level expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall systems architecture.
- Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions, including implementing solutions requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems, and applications across the enterprise.
- Review and design standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs vs. benefits, and impact on the enterprise business process and goals.
- Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.

BREAKDOWN OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

- 25% Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution. Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately.
- 20% Review and design system software and hardware builds analysing system options and the impact on the overall systems infrastructure. Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.
- 20% Coordinate installation, testing, and maintenance of systems software. Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact.
- 10% Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure. To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
- 10% Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate. May evaluate vendor-supplied software packages make recommendations to IT management. In coordination with Project Leads and senior level staff, provide input proposals that could potentially impact systems.
- 10% Assist in the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions across the enterprise.
- 5% Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software.