z System ISV Systems Programmer

Overview Experienced z System ISV Infrastructure Software Engineer. Requirements • SME-level knowledge of the installation/administration/support process starting with SMP/E and z/OSMF through the removal of software components. • Demonstrated knowledge and fully proficient in the use of TSO and ISPF • Demonstrated knowledge of z/OS, primary operations console operations and commands • Demonstrated understanding of JCL and ability to create and modify JCL job streams • Demonstrated understanding of z/OS dataset configurations and the ability to properly allocate various dataset configurations • Demonstrated understanding of the catalog process • Has responsibility and capability to work multi-platforms including z/OS, LINUX, and Windows • Experience working with all types of z/OS file types and file systems Including PDS/PDSE and VSAM • Practical understanding of SMPE and how to use it • Experience with zFS including allocation and related Unix commands to manage the space • Experience working with ITSM processes including Incidents, Change and related processes. • Familiarity with Configuration Manager a plus • Ability to work independently • Interprets policies and applies experience • Ability to work as a team player in both a partner role and mentor as appropriate • Experience working with Vendors to create/manage support tickets including describing the issues, gathering, packaging and uploading documentation and follow up as needed • Fully proficient on use of enterprise z System monitoring tools o Omegamon o Mainview o TMON o MXG o Splunk • 15+ years of mainframe systems software experience, with specific concentration in the area of Independent Software Vendor (ISV) z Platform system software installation, configuration, and administration, working in a large z Systems environment (90,000+ MIPs, Multiple LPARs, Multiple SysPlex): o Multiple Parallel SysPlex configuration o DB2Plex o CICSPlex o Multiple physical z Systems machines o Multiple Production LPAR environment o General Processors / zIIP Processors • Ability to use AI tools to analyze data and provide recommendations and implement solutions. • Ability to use M365 Copilot AI to recap meetings and draft emails • Ability to stay educated in the role of AI for an IMS System Programmer. Proven ability to cover the 24x7 on-call rotation • Available for the on-call frequencies based on team size • Ability to work in an atmosphere with heightened pressure and visible to all levels of Leadership • Ability to work effectively in an Incident War Room” scenario partnering with other teams on the initial root cause determination • Ability to follow all processes and procedures in this setting Must have 10+ years-experience in the following capabilities: • Configuring and using the SMP/E tool • Creating, debugging, and modifying z/OSMF infrastructure Software install scripts (must have 2 years-experience for this) • Download, install, configuration, and maintain/support (including software Key maintenance and vendor ticket creation/tracking) the following Z PLATFORM ISV products: • BMC z Platform infrastructure products (including Compuware products) • Broadcom/CA z Platform infrastructure products • SAS Institute z Platform products Must have 5+ years of experience downloading, installing, configurating, and maintain/ supporting (including software Key maintenance and vendor ticket creation/tracking) at least 50% of the following Z PLATFORM ISV products: • 21st Century Software z Platform products • ASG Technologies z Platform products • Axway Inc z Platform products • Data 21 z Platform products • Data Kinetics Ltd z Platform products • DINO-Software Corporation z Platform products • DTS Software z Platform products • Dynatrace • EMC Document Sciences z Platform products • HORIZONT GmbH z Platform products • INFOR z Platform products • Informatica Corporation z Platform products • Levi Ray & Shoup z Platform products • Mackinney Systems z Platform products • Merrill products • NewEra Software z Platform products • OCE Printing Systems z Platform products • OpenText Corporation z Platform products • Phoenix Software International z Platform products • Pitney Bowes z Platform products • Rocket Software z Platform products • Software Diversified Services z Platform products • Specialized Solutions z Platform products • SumTotal Systems z Platform products • Syncsort z Platform products • VANGUARD z Platform products Key Duties/Responsibilities • Install/Maintain/Configure/Support the ISV System Software and related environments used at Optum on the z Platform • Experience automating process using zOSMF • Experience recovering the environment in a Disaster Recovery environment • Demonstrates knowledge in all areas of z System Software administration • Designs and documents technical solutions required to support complex business system and/or integrations • Generate documentation for use by Computer Operations as well as the Technical Help Desk • z Systems Infrastructure/Platform lifecycle management (the lifecycle of ISV Software from planning, through operation, and disposal or end-of-life)



• Install and support latest releases of ISV software • Experience applying all types of vendor ISV software fixes: • High-impact pervasive (HIPER) PTF • Pre-requisite fix • Co-requisite fix • Technical Refresh requisite fix • Distribution requisite fix • Cumulative PTF packages • Service packs • Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR) • Program Temporary Fix (PTF) Proven ability to • Break complex topics into meaningful pieces of information • Sort through large amounts of data to assess relevancy • Seek out multiple sources to gather information • Identify cause and effect relationships between known and unknown variables • Evaluate quality processes and seek opportunities to streamline • Consider customer experience, business impact and solution objective when managing risks and development and design of solutions • Pro-actively identify patterns in issues and research root-cause to improve overall quality • Holding self-accountable for meeting high performance standards and agreed upon commitments • Taking responsibility for outcomes of actions and decisions • Identify and analyze options and selects course of action based on best fit with desired outcomes • Monitor and analyze multiple systems and researching/proposing solutions to issues • Be readily available when the team needs you, regardless of whether you are on-call or not • Ability to work on weekends – the change window for all z Platform system changes are Sunday afternoons and evening (until 1:00 am on Monday) • Ability to be on an on-call rotation being the primary contact 24x7 for a week at a time and backup for a week at a time Software • All z Platform IBM infrastructure products • All BMC z Platform infrastructure products (including Compuware products) • All Broadcom/CA z Platform infrastructure products • Miscellaneous z Platform products within the following vendor portfolios • 21st Century Software • ASG Technologies • Axway Inc • Data 21 • Data Kinetics Ltd • DINO-Software Corporation • DTS Software • Dynatrace • EMC Document Sciences • HORIZONT • INFOR • Informatica Corporation • Levi Ray & Shoup • Mackinney Systems • Merrill • NewEra Software • OCE Printing Systems • OpenText Corporation • Phoenix Software International • Pitney Bowes • Rocket Software • SAS Institute • Software Diversified Services • Specialized Solutions • SumTotal Systems • Syncsort • VANGUARD Integrity Prof.

📌 Zos System Programmer (Chennai)
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