Mainframe Systems Engineer

Mainframe Systems Engineer

Location:
Remote (1 onsite visit per quarter to Reston, VA)
Type:
Contract-to-Hire

Clearance:
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Interview Process:
Virtual
On-Call:
Yes (Rotation-based L2 Support)

8+ years of experience in Mainframe Systems Engineering with strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, CA7 job scheduling, system monitoring, UNIX/Windows commands, AWS (preferred), and tools like DFHSM, REXX, TMON, and Control-M.

Required Skills
- BS Degree. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
- 8+ years of professional IT Support Engineering experience
- Thorough knowledge of Cobol, DB2, JCL, CICS. One or more of the following: CA7, DFHSM, FTP, HMC, ISPF, JES2, NDM, NET MON, OPS MVS, SAR, TMON, TIVOLI, TPX, AFP, TSO, Visio, MVS Utilities, CLIST and REXX.
- Hands-on AWS Cloud Experience is HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Willing and able to mentor junior engineers
- Base UNIX and Windows commands and structure.
- Knowledge of DB2 commands, functions, control tables and DB2 subsystems, DB2 Stored Procedures and some understanding of data sharing.
- Strong CA7 skills to create and alter new and existing jobs and job schedules.
- Experience in meeting project deliverables on time with quality results.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
- Capable in diagnosing and resolving complex problems using experience and standard tools and methods such as creating system dumps, trace analysis, and vendor support.
Daily monitoring of IT infrastructure and applications, as well as managing and maintaining the supporting technologies to ensure peak efficiency and reliability.
- Serve as backup for Shift Lead for a DCO monitoring shift and be responsible for completing the Shift Summary sheet for review and approval by oncoming shift DCO Lead
- Strong written and communication skills.
- Ability to maintain composure while working under pressure during major network and system emergencies.
- Proven ability to work within a team of technical and business professionals and work independently.
- Must be adaptable to change and able to coach less experienced staff.
- Knowledge to monitor and modify HSM, and manage ICF catalogs. Understanding of DFSMS, DFHSM, IDCAMS, VSAM, TSM, and ABARS concepts.
- Knowledge of Control-M scheduler is preferred since this is our enterprise Job scheduler Tool
- Knowledge of Datadog and Big Panda dashboards are preferred
Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Cloud experience (highly preferred).
• Experience with Control-M Scheduler (enterprise tool).
• Familiarity with Datadog and Big Panda for infrastructure monitoring.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree).