Huntington Bank in Columbus OH
100% REMOTE
Needed ASAP
2 identical openings
Contract to hire- must be able to work without sponsorship upon conversion
Interview by video
z/OS Mainframe Level ¾ Engineering Support
Basic Qualifications:
Min 7 yrs of experience in z/OS Performance and Capacity
Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience)
Must have a high degree of technical expertise/professional mastery to recommend process improvements. Is often consulted by peers and seen as the informal leader on tactical problems.
Provide Level 3/4 engineering support for the enterprise mainframe platform.
The candidate must possess mature critical thinking skills, self-direction, and expert level troubleshooting abilities.
The ability to perform daily tasks while also striving to improve process and technology is a must.
Preferred Qualifications:
Design (including Continuous Operations, Disaster Recovery)
Performance Analysis
GDPS Global Mirror and GDPS Metro-Global Mirror (3-site, 4-site)
Experience in monitoring environments with BMC Mainview or similar.
Core z/OS installation, configuration, and management (2.2 and above)
Applying PTFs and APARS on a regular basis
z/OS Performance troubleshooting
Quickly determine root cause for system and sub-system performance issues – Conversant in SMF details and using SMF to isolate problems
Experience with DB2, CICS, and MQ subsystems performance from the z/OS perspective
Dumps, Traces, SLIPs
Parallel Sysplex
Coupling Facility Management
Configuration
Troubleshooting
WLM
SFM
ARM
Hardware (HCD, HCM)
IBM HMC setup and operations for Reset/Image/Load profiles
z15 installation
Automation (Auto Operator and/or Tivoli System Automation)
Effective communication on a technical level, and at a strategic executive level (C-Suite)
Working Knowledge of: z/OS Networking (CommServer), z/OS Security (RACF), CICS, DB2, MQ, CICSPlex, DB2 Data Sharing, MQ Shared Queues, z/OSMF (installation, configuration, usage) * Mainframe Storage – DFSMS – Tape management *GDPS *Mainframe ISVs (BMC, Compuware, Etc.)
Our client is looking for aSenior IS Tech Specialist to design work, specifically designing a tailored solution in order to meet a specific client request.
RESPONSIBILITES:
Frequently anticipates problems and analyzes ways to mitigate the risk. Articulates the business value and impact of advanced technical and non-technical information and understands when to escalate issues.
Provides effective production support including accurate problem identification, ticket documentation and customer/vendor dialogue.
Documents small-to medium-scale projects and delivers presentations with minimal supervision.
Dissects complex situations and refocuses on critical technology tasks.
Verify hardware/software requirements.
Installation of software products.
Recommendation of parameter changes, data analysis and tuning recommendations.
Maintains current professional and technical skills.
Keep abreast of current and emerging technologies, how they integrate and drive value for Huntington.