Mainframe Developer

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Mainframe Operations Engineer 20755

Hybrid : 3 days onsite

Contract-to-hire : 6 Months

Local Candidates Only

Richmond, VA

No C2C Candidates

Requirements :

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe operations, preferably with IBM Z series mainframes.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• In depth understanding and extensive experience with Job Control Language (JCL).
• Knowledge of the z / OS or z / VSE / VSEn operating systems, including experience with CICS, CICS Transaction Gateway, and CICS Web Services.
• Understanding of batch processing and job scheduling systems.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting batch processes.
• Experience installing Cobol applications from a DEV environment through test environments and to production.
• Some knowledge of other programming languages commonly used in the z / OS and z / VSE environment, such as Assembler, COBOL, PL / I, REXX, or CP / CMS EXEC.
• Understanding of VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) file storage and access method.
• The ability to analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic information.

Preferred Experience :

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe administration.
• 2+ years of experience with z / VM, z / VSE or VSEN and z / VSE / VSEn.
• A master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, or similar.
• Knowledge of VTAM networking and SNA protocols.
• Experience with the Zeke / VSE mainframe job scheduler.
• Proficiency in basic Linux administration tasks.
• Understanding of and experience with VSE Interactive Computing and Control Facility (ICCF).

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