JOB ADMINISTRATION/PRODUCTION CONTROL TECHNICIAN

ONLY OPEN TO CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATE (SW) OR WHO ARE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE.

The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for a Job Administration / Production Control Technician reporting to the day Shift Supervisor.

This position is responsible for monitoring job flows controlled by the CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) scheduling system.

The jobs being run execute on either a z / OS mainframe or UNIX server. The position requires knowledge of tools and utilities that run on either z / OS or UNIX.

The technician must be able to respond quickly to job failures by determining the general cause of the problem and contacting the appropriate on-call staff member for remediation.

The candidate will also be required to occasionally migrate software to the production and test environments. Other duties include documenting problems, setting up job flow dependencies, and executing / troubleshooting test flows.

Preferred Skills

• Extensive experience working in Production Control with mainframe or mid-range computer
• Familiarity with establishing job dependencies
• Experience troubleshooting JCL errors, using GDGs, and utilities such as File-AID and IDCAMS
• Knowledge of CA Workload Automation DE or similar enterprise scheduling package
• Knowledge of z / OS JCL and TSO / ISPF
• Experience with mainframe compile, link, and bind procedures
• Familiarity with file transfer protocols such as FTPS and / or Connect Direct
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of standard SDLC methodologies
• Knowledge of IMS, D82
• Knowledge of UNIX
• Knowledge of PUTTY, WinSCP
• Familiarity with Rational Tools (ClearQuest and ClearCase)
• Familiarity with MS-Word and Excel
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft People Tools (Process Monitor)

Experience :

• 3 - 5 years of related scheduling experience with a Windows-based scheduling system.
• 5 years' experience escalating and documenting critical job failures and schedule problems.
• 5 years of experience with hands-on work with executing and performing preliminary troubleshooting activities involving : scheduler, batch processes, and cycle flows.

To Apply

Applicants may visit the Jobs NYC website : and apply to Job ID : . While all complete applications will be given consideration, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Hours / Shift

This position is a 3-day work week, 7 : 30 am until 8 : 00 pm and includes weekends and holidays. The days worked will rotate on a 4 week predetermined schedule (4 weeks Mon thru Wed then 4 weeks Thu thru Sat.)