System Admin III

What You Will Do

• Diagnostics and resolves z/Series system problems with a focus on extremely high availability.
• Collaborates with other system administrators, systems Programmers, network, and application teams to perform daily activities ranging in complexity.
• Installs, tests, and maintains systems software and hardware including operating systems, compilers, utilities, monitoring tools, and network communications components.
• Evaluates, analyzes, diagnoses and resolves operating system and program product related issues.
• Presents statistical utilization and trend analysis, including recommendations to enterprise developers and management.
• Works with datacenter resources, helps identify CPU reduction opportunities in applications, sub-systems and work with application and system programmers to implement solutions.
• Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations on software and hardware changes.
• Researches system and application problems involving multiple system components and unknown causes, in a time-critical environment.
• Performs routine and on-call systems programming support and troubleshooting.
• Performs problem management and resolution for system problems to help application areas, as needed, in troubleshooting, use of tools, information, etc.
• Completes any other job related duties needed to help drive to our Vision, fulfill our Purpose, and abide by our Organization’s Values.

What We Require

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Computer Information Systems or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of Internet-based infrastructure and technology experience.
• Minimum of 10 years in information technology experience.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS operating system architecture, installation using SMPE, internals, and recovery scenarios.
• Networking fundamentals experience, preferably IBM medium to large system mainframes.
• Thorough knowledge in z/Series, Transaction system products.
• Strong experience with mainframe automation and monitoring tools.
• Knowledge and experience with CICS management and administration.
• Good interpersonal, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Able to read and understand complex technical documents and periodicals.
• Able to work in a team environment, meet deadlines, and take on a high level of responsibility and accountability.
• Strong project organizational skills.
• Availability for periodic travel to work-site locations.
• Ideal Candidate Will Have Experience with IT Security (RACF).
• HCD configuration experience (IOCD, IODF, etc.).
• Understand and drive cybersecurity best practices as it applies to the applications and systems supported.