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Travelers · 12 hours ago

Senior Mainframe IMS Systems Programmer

Hartford, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $156K/yr

3+ years exp

Travelers is a leading property casualty insurer with a strong commitment to customer care and community involvement. They are seeking a Senior IMS Systems Programmer to evaluate, configure, implement, and support IMS and related software for various business groups, while managing technology resources and providing technical leadership.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Adheres to Travelers change management processes regarding change windows, lead times, ServiceNow requests, and temporary access escalation

Understands Travelers business groups and products as applicable to support the business needs and availability of individual IMS regions and related started tasks

Consults with business groups and other Technology teams on application development, new feature exploitation, proof of concepts, security enhancements, etc

Attends and sometimes runs monthly meetings with IBM and ISV to discuss product roadmaps, incidents, etc

Connects IMS to other technologies such as IMS Connect, CICS, MQ, DB2, and z/OS Connect

Develops and tests solutions for high availability and disaster recovery

Occasional weekend work and after hours on call support

Develops tactics and operational plans in alignment with strategic objectives for assigned technologies and projects

Drives the execution of departmental and corporate programs

Leverages infrastructure technology to develop and/or redesign technology solutions

Builds, leverages, and maintains effective alliances across technical and business community

Interacts with customers to achieve efficient, effective results

Multi-tasks, prioritizes according to business priorities and production availability requirements

Seen as a technical expert within service delivery organization (SDO) and consults across SDOs

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

IMS Systems ProgrammingCICSZ/OS ConnectSMP/E Software InstallationInfrastructure EngineeringDatabase ManagementMulti-taskingProblem-Solving SkillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in work experience plus 2 years of infrastructure engineering experience

Three (3) plus years of infrastructure engineering/systems administration experience

Working knowledge of SMP/E software installation process, analyzing PTFs and HOLDDATA, triaging HIPER, FIXCAT, and PE'd PTFs

Maintaining software currency and semi-annual maintenance migration to development, QA, and production regions

Working knowledge of IMS, SYSGENs, parameters and internals to optimize functionality and performance as well as to resolve incidents

Work with IBM and ISV providers to provide timely resolution to more complex issues

Supporting CICS, z/OS Connect, TPX, CA GEN, EOS, and other CICS/IMS ISV software

Expert knowledge of one or more of the following technical skills: Foundational IT Infrastructure, Operating Systems and Software

Knowledge of process discipline and IDLC methodology

Proven problem-solving skills including infrastructure debugging abilities, allowing you to determine source of issues in unfamiliar systems or environments

Ability to recognize and solve repetitive infrastructure problems proactively and permanently

Recognize mistakes using them as learning opportunities, and break down large infrastructure problems into smaller, more manageable ones

Preferred

Advanced knowledge of infrastructure technologies such as Network, Database, Server, Storage

Benefits

Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.

Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.

Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.