Minimum Qualifications • 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 Qualifications • 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).