Principal Platform Engineer - Mainframe
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Title: Principal Platform Engineer
End Client: Well Established Financial Client (Fintech Market)
Location: Tampa FL | Dallas TX | Jersey City NJ | Mclean VA
Duration: Full Time/Direct Hire with Full Benefits
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 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:
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years System Programmers experience in an IBM z/OS environment.
• Knowledge in 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
• Familiarity operating systems (i.e. Windows, UNIX, LINUX) a plus
Recommended Skills
• Automation
• Business Process Improvement
• C (Programming Language)
• C++ (Programming Language)
• Cobol (Programming Language)
• Computer Programming
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