[Hiring] Senior System Programmer @CREATIVE GLOBAL CONSULTING

Role Description

Supporting IBM z15 and z16 mainframe and z/OS 2.5 or higher operating system. As part of IBM zCloud resource pool, supporting the zCloud Offering which consists of the following clients: Federal Retirement Investment Board (FRTIB), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal), JP Morgan Chase, and Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) clients.

• Primary tasks include MVS systems programming activities such as:
• System security compliance to Federal government Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG)
• System performance, problem determination and resolution
• RACF/ACF2/Top Secret security administration
• System Automation support
• Other day-to-day activities include:
• Managing tasks in ServiceNow (SNOW)
• Creating change requests for implementation
• Peer reviewing changes
• Knowledge of mainframe storage and backup
• Hands-on experience of IBM mainframe IPL processes managing multiple z/OS LPARs as required by the client

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience installing, customizing, and maintaining z/OS operating system
• 5+ years of experience supporting a stabilized IBM mainframe system environment
• Experienced with SMP/E and Mainframe Software Maintenance with performance, problem determination and resolution skills
• Perform systems planning, installation/decommission, configuration/customization, and patching
• Reporting for MVS, familiar with security reports
• MVS system level parameters and user ID definition process
• Experience defining and validating data encryption methods and security requirements
• Experience monitoring and managing security reporting ensuring systems are compliant
• Assist systems programmers in the design and management of ACF2 / RACF for all regions and LPARs
• Executes regulatory and operational control activities related to user provisioning, de-provisioning and access re-certification
• Proficient in Audits

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