Mainframe IMS CA-7
Job Description
Job Description: ISV Code Promotion & Automation Primary Skill Hands on working operations experience with mainframe IBM & ISV code promotion and automation Key Responsibility:
Experienced in Service Management, Service Delivery, Incident Response, Problem Management, and Change Management to support a live production environment 24*7 Installation of IBM and ISV products, and support Monitor batch jobs, report/resolve issues and batch scheduling changes in scheduling tool Prioritize critical batch job Manage to change request plans Perform batch operational tasks (Rerun, Step Restart, Hold) Monitor consoles and dashboards for various alerts: Prioritize critical console alerts Remediate and report per runbook Perform daily detailed change request review for all client submitted change requests Participate in release planning and coordination of code and related documentation changes Create metrics and report on status of incidents Perform IPL/HMC operations and system maintenance Identify & report risks to SLAs and engage stakeholders Monitor system performance Root cause analysis utilizing (IMS, DB2, and operating system logs) and other problem determination sources as required Provided support for Disaster Recovery and BCP exercises Desired fluency with ESP and CA7. Good to have experience with TWS, Control-M Practiced hand-on ability to perform IPL via SAIOM and knowledge of HMC operations Practical experience with mainframe products i.e., MVS, JES2, WLM, Netview, Netcool, Omegamon, Omegaview, SMF, DB2, IMS, Web Specialist, Netcool, SAIOM, and home-grown utilities Programming (Assembler, COBOL, REXX) Experience with release planning and management products i.e., Changeman, Endeavor, STS (Software Transmittal System), and home-grown utilities
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum 8 years of experience as a mainframe service management / operations console and batch management or in a similar role High School Diploma or GED
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Computer Science