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Diné Development Corporation · 5 months ago

Senior IBM z/OS Communications Programmer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation owned family of companies that delivers IT, professional, and environmental solutions. They are seeking a Senior IBM z/OS Communications Programmer to plan and implement software installations and upgrades on IBM mainframe platforms, manage communications products, and ensure effective documentation and troubleshooting.

Executive Office

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

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 skillsCommunication skills

Required

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

Company

Diné Development Corporation

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a family of companies that delivers IT, engineering, and professional services solutions that solve the dynamic challenges of federal agencies.

Founded in 2004