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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · 2 weeks ago

Comptroller - Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is seeking an IT professional specializing in Mainframe z/OS systems programming. The role involves overseeing job performance, supporting mainframe change control, and managing performance and capacity planning for IBM mainframe systems.

AccountingGovernmentNon Profit

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Oversees job performance and performs analysis to determine reason for long running jobs. Suggests technical solutions for improving performance

Supports the mainframe change control environment for COBOL and JCL. Works with others to resolve issues, suggests changes to the environment and works with others to have new releases and upgrades applied to the environment

Oversees studies and the preparation of reports that include study findings, recommendations, and instructions for proposed system implementations; formulates logical descriptions of problems; and devises and implements optimum solutions. Provides utilization, performance reports and other reports as requested to management. Designs, writes, runs, and maintains monthly CPU utilization reports utilizing SMF records and/or MXG records

Oversees the IBM mainframe Performance and Capacity Planning and related software environments. Plans, installs, maintains, upgrades, and administers IBM and 3rd party mainframe related software products and provides documentation for all software changes. Provides technical support for users and mainframe software developers for performance related issues; researches performance related problems and suggests solutions

Manages work activities for short and long range mainframe related assignments, communicating with management and other team members in a timely and effective manner. And performs other related duties as assigned

Participates in and performs mainframe disaster recovery activities for section including but not limited to, participating in disaster recovery hot site exercises and managing the mainframe. Implements performance and Capacity Planning related jobs and schedules, and updates documentation

Qualification

Z/OS systems programmingMainframe performance tuningZ/OS Db2BMC’s ISPWSASMXGHTMLUtility programsCommunicationProblem solvingTeam collaborationAdaptabilitySelf-motivation

Required

Bachelor's degree

Eight (8) years' experience in analyzing mainframe performance issues, including z/OS Db2; four (4) years' which includes working with RMF or CMF and SMF data to create performance reports and make performance recommendations

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field

Experience with mainframe performance tuning tools

Experience with BMC's ISPW

Experience with z/OS Db2

Experience with SAS

Experience with MXG

Experience with HTML

Experience with utility programs and products including: IDCAMS, CLISTS/REXX, SORT, TSO, JCL, and/or WLM

Experience in teaching technical issues to developers

Experience with Mainframe software installation techniques and methodologies

Benefits

Insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible work schedule

Company

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts manages funds for the world’s 8th largest economy, processes millions of paper and electronic tax returns each year and continually searches for innovative solutions to streamline operations at one of Texas’ largest state agencies.

Founded in 1835

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees