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VRK IT Vision Inc. · 4 months ago

IBM z/OS Communications Programmer

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

VRK IT Vision Inc. is seeking a Senior IBM z/OS Communications Programmer to support IBM Mainframe projects. The role involves planning, implementing, and documenting software installations and upgrades on the IBM System z/OS mainframe platform, as well as managing communications products and resolving system issues.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Provide planning, which includes development of implementation and installation plans for IBM Mainframe projects. The implementation plan should include: detailed steps and requirements to successfully implement OS’s, software or hardware upgrades, or installations to IBM System z/OS mainframe platform. Develop timelines and milestones related to the required steps for implementation or upgrade of IBM mainframe platform to meet government established project deadlines

Use required software tools, including IBM SMP/e, IBM system utilities (including IEBGENER (generalized copy utility), IEBCOPY (utility to copy, compress, merge partitioned data sets), IDCAMS (access method services)), to create, populate, update and configure required datasets and parameter libraries and members to successfully implement software installations and upgrades on the IBM mainframe platform

Create and deliver detailed installation/upgrade documentation, using government specified software and processes and formats. This documentation will include detailed dataset names, configuration parameters, and installation/upgrade procedures used to install/upgrade the IBM mainframe OS, software or hardware

Use IBM SMP/e to successfully receive and apply z/OS communications or networking software and other related software on an IBM Mainframe. This includes interpreting SMP/e output messages to resolve software installation issues and requirements, use SMP/e panels to manage software installation packages, define SMP/e required parameters to successfully install and maintain OS and associated software products

Create, define and manage parameters required for communications products on the IBM Mainframe platform. This includes VTAM, VPS (Virtual Print Services), NDM, TCP/IP, FTP, SFTP, and other government approved communications, printer, or networking software or hardware

Diagnose and resolve IBM z/OS system communications software or hardware abends and abnormal operating environment problems using system logs, and other available logs and documents. This includes creating and interpreting system traces and dumps, job output, and monitoring tools

Create, populate, secure and troubleshoot IBM z/OS USS file systems and mount points. Manage the USS environment on an IBM z/OS mainframe platform

Create/update and debug z/OS parameters using government processes and procedures and requirements (aka PARMLIB)

Plan and create accurate, detailed documentation for IBM z/OS mainframe platform communications and networking software/hardware installation/upgrades

Use IBM z/OS mainframe communications products, including VTAM, TCP/IP, and FTP

Create, update, and debug JES2 parameters and statements that relate to IBM mainframe networking or communications. (NJE, RJE, NODES statements)

Qualification

IBM z/OSIBM SMP/eVTAMTCP/IPIAT Level 1 certificationTroubleshooting skillsDocumentation skills

Required

Provide planning, which includes development of implementation and installation plans for IBM Mainframe projects

The implementation plan should include: detailed steps and requirements to successfully implement OS's, software or hardware upgrades, or installations to IBM System z/OS mainframe platform

Develop timelines and milestones related to the required steps for implementation or upgrade of IBM mainframe platform to meet government established project deadlines

Create and deliver detailed installation/upgrade documentation, using government specified software and processes and formats

This documentation will include detailed dataset names, configuration parameters, and installation/upgrade procedures used to install/upgrade the IBM mainframe OS, software or hardware

Use IBM SMP/e to successfully receive and apply z/OS communications or networking software and other related software on an IBM Mainframe

This includes interpreting SMP/e output messages to resolve software installation issues and requirements, use SMP/e panels to manage software installation packages, define SMP/e required parameters to successfully install and maintain OS and associated software products

Create, define and manage parameters required for communications products on the IBM Mainframe platform

This includes VTAM, VPS (Virtual Print Services), NDM, TCP/IP, FTP, SFTP, and other government approved communications, printer, or networking software or hardware

Diagnose and resolve IBM z/OS system communications software or hardware abends and abnormal operating environment problems using system logs, and other available logs and documents

This includes creating and interpreting system traces and dumps, job output, and monitoring tools

Create, populate, secure and troubleshoot IBM z/OS USS file systems and mount points

Manage the USS environment on an IBM z/OS mainframe platform

Create/update and debug z/OS parameters using government processes and procedures and requirements (aka PARMLIB)

Plan and create accurate, detailed documentation for IBM z/OS mainframe platform communications and networking software/hardware installation/upgrades

Use IBM z/OS mainframe communications products, including VTAM, TCP/IP, and FTP

Create, update, and debug JES2 parameters and statements that relate to IBM mainframe networking or communications. (NJE, RJE, NODES statements)

Must possess an Active Secret Clearance or be eligible to obtain

Must currently possess one of the IAT Level 1 certification: A+CE, CCNA-Security, Network+ CE, SSCP