Bilingual z/OS System Programmer

Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We currently have a 12-month renewable contract as a z/OS Systems Programmer with our large global infrastructure client. This could be an indefinite contract or move into a permanent role.

Role: Bilingual z/OS Systems Programmer

Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months to start + possible multiple extensions or move into a permanent role

Rate: $110 - $130/hr + C2C - depending on overall experience

Language Requirements: English and French

Location: Remote, Canada

Job Role & Responsibility

The z/OS Systems Programmer role requires the resource to provide services in a customer, multi-vendor, multi-protocol complex network/systems environment. Interacts with the customer, vendors, and management to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.

Primary point of contact strictly for z/OS Operating Systems Q&A. Engages in identifying and resolving complex problems relating to product/service installation, update, configuration, operations, performance, or other aspects of information technology products and services.

Possesses an in-depth knowledge of technical solutions and management tools. The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.

Skills:

1. Professional knowledge related to incumbent's function/business unit and its processes.
2. Communication/Negotiation: Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics.
3. Problem Solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives, analyze situations, and implement solutions.
4. Contribution/Leadership: Provides ongoing technical/operational guidance to lead professional work teams, conducts special projects, or manages department(s).

Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi-functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning. Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact project costs or expenses.

Primary z/OS Support: Install and maintain Mainframe z/OS and related ISVs, perform problem determination and resolution, participate in Disaster Recovery tests, participate in On-call rotation.

The candidate should have demonstrated ability to install, customize, test, and implement ISV software; should have good skills and knowledge of user exits, system modifications, and understand Assembler language. The candidate must have excellent verbal and communication skills and be willing to work weekends and outside of normal business hours in a fast-paced, dynamic and stressful environment.

Sample Skills Required:

1. SMP/E and system utilities
2. ACF2
3. IO Gen
4. Assembler coding skills
5. BMC & IBM Scheduler software
6. TSO, ISPF
7. z/OS install and support
8. HCD
9. Understanding of problem & change management (eESM experience is an asset)
10. Install and support program products.
11. Installing simple to complex (tape management, job scheduling) products
12. JES2 and JES3 advanced skills
13. Diagnostic skills: PD (problem determination), IPCS, LOGREC
14. Overall support for 120 types of ISVs and 130 Lpars.
15. Understanding of concepts of sysplex
16. Familiarity with CPU keys (ordering, applying)
17. Experience working with vendors (IBM and others) for PD and for product questions
18. Support multiple accounts

System Utilities:

1. DFDSS
2. IDCAMS
3. IEBGENER

Extensive understanding of DFSMS is required from an MVS system programmer point of view.

Language Skills: Written and spoken French and English.

Other Skills:

1. Independent
2. Adaptation to standard, client change management process
3. Create & update documentation
4. Working in a virtual team environment, communicate with peers across the country

Services:

1. Pager support
2. Off-hours work (weekend)