Senior Systems Programmer Analyst

Description

This position requires a clearance which requires U.S. citizenship to obtain. Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

Position Purpose

Responsible for ensuring all systems programming decisions maintain the integrity of the overall systems infrastructure. Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery expertise for systems software.

What You'll Do

• Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution.
• Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately.
• Review and design system software and hardware builds analyzing system options and the impact on the overall systems infrastructure.
• Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.
• Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact.
• Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure.
• To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate.
• Evaluate vendor-supplied software packages and make recommendations to IT management.
• In coordination with Project Leads and senior level staff, provide input on proposals that could potentially impact systems.
• Aid in the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions across the enterprise.
• Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software.

  Required Education To Qualify for This Position

  • Bachelor's in a job-related field Degree Equivalency Associate's degree plus an extra 2 years job-related experience for a total of 10 years of required work experience (see "required work experience"). OR 12 total years required work experience
  • 8 Years IT experience including extensive systems programming experience.

  Required Work Experience

  • Extensive systems programming experience.

  Required Skills And Abilities

  • Strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
  • Thorough understanding of operating systems and foundation architecture.
  • Extensive knowledge of systems programming, graphical user interfaces, control languages, development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies.
  • Advanced knowledge of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use.
  • Advanced knowledge/skills in analyzing system software and making recommendations for performance enhancements.

  Required Software And Other Tools

  • Standard office equipment.

  We Prefer That You Have

  • Daily support and upkeep of the Mainframe CICS Environment and supporting products and processes.
  • Work with IBM and vendor utilities and be able to work with various technical groups to support real-time business functions.
  • Knowledge of CICS/TS internals and operations.
  • Hands on experience with the latest z/OS Versions and Release levels and Products including CICS, CPSM, CICS Explorer, SMF, JCL, SMPE, TSO, SDSF, RACF, SVC Dumps, MQ, CA Sysview, TCP/IP, CAFC, IPCS, DB2, IMS, VSAM.
  • Mainframe Disaster Recovery / Data Center Rotations.
  • Proficient in the use of JCL and working with various vendor utility programs.
  • Debugging experience, knowledge of COBOL, Assembler, and CICS API programming.