Associate Director - Principal Platform Engineer (z/OS, REXX)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Principal Platform Engineer is responsible for design analysis, documentation, testing, implementation and support for the z/OS Operating System, Third Party Products, UNIX System Services environment, and System Automation.
  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform design analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and support for the infrastructure mainframe systems environment
  

• Install and manage mainframe software deployments in a highly granular SYSPLEX environment
  

• Maintain high quality and consistency of systems software and automation processes
  

• Enhance reporting and automation using supported mainframe tools such as JCL, REXX, SAS, SQL, PYTHON, and Java/JavaScript
  

• Complete assignments by due dates, without detailed supervision
  

• Participate in team on-call coverage rotation, which includes tactical systems administration and provide weekend support
  

• Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk, advances appropriately
  

• Participate in disaster recovery tests (on weekends)
  

• Actively engage in strategic goals for mainframe engineering, the department, and the organization
  

• Provide input and follow-through for continuous improvement to mainframe systems engineering processes and procedures
  

• Maintain and enhance hardware configuration via HCD and perform basic HMC functions
  

• Perform level 1 network fix for mainframe applications
  

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
  

• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent experience
  

• A minimum of 5 years of System Programmer experience in an IBM z/OS environment.
  

• Knowledge of REXX and Automation programming experience.
  

• Ability to identify and manage IT risk
  

• COBOL and C/C++ knowledge a plus
  

• Solid background in mainframe systems automation planning and design
  

• Working knowledge of performance monitoring tools, especially Mainview
  

• Working knowledge of z/OS UNIX System Services in z/OS environments
  

• HTML, Java, Java Script, C, C++, and UNIX shell programming a plus
  

Benefits