Infrastructure Engineer Specialist- # 26-17584

Duration: 12+ months
Summary:
Must Have Qualifications

Must have 10 years as a Systems Programmer with hands-on technical expertise supporting Z/OS environments. Candidate should have strong mainframe programming and system experience, with mortgage/financial service experience preferred but not required.

Schedule: Standard – 40 hours per week. Occasional off-hours support may be needed, with flexibility provided to adjust the schedule and ensure the standard 40-hour week is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Technical Lead for Mainframe Platform (z/OS, Dell Storage, IMS, DB2, RACF, CA JobTrac) to govern operations, changes and sustainability upgrade projects.
• Interface between teams and Managed Service Supplier for issue resolution & change coordination.
• Accountable for governance and oversight on contractual SLAs and key metrics.
• Perform technical review, validation, coordination, and compliance assurance for Vendor Managed and business requested Mainframe infrastructure changes (maintenance and sustainability upgrades).
• Execute risk management controls, Baseline Security Compliance activities, and audit support, involving technical review and execution of z/OS, IMS, DB2, and zSecure subsystems, involving RACF security.
• Work as client-side - technical SME for Mainframe infrastructure subsystems, to hold Managed Service Provider accountable to deliver on the changes and contracted services.
• Requires detailed knowledge of z/OS, IMS, and DB2 subsystems and RACF security services.
• Flexibility for unscheduled engagement to lead & drive major incident resolutions & planned after-hour releases.
• Perform root cause analysis with corrective and preventive measures.
• Communicates and Influences effectively.

Your Impact

• Identifies technical risks to planned system upgrades and works toward implementing mitigations to those risks.
• Reviews completion and implementation of system upgrades and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management on opportunities for improvement.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience in mainframe infrastructure engineering.
• Knowledge of z/OS architectures and z/OS internals.
• Knowledge of the zSecure tool and its language, Carla, for customization a plus.
• Knowledge of mainframe security and RACF.
• Knowledge of mainframe security related to supporting audits & findings – in reference to BSCs, key managements a plus.
• Knowledge of IBM Mainframe System - JCL, CICS, SQL, z/OS, DB2, IMS, VSAM, XML, TSO/ISPF, zconnect.

Keys to Success in this Role

• Proactive and ability to think creatively and execute in a manner that respects and meets appropriate internal controls.
• Very strong attention to detail, ability to execute process, and follow through on tasks, with significant organizational, project, and program management skills.
• Excellent communications skills, including comfort interacting with internal management and external stakeholders.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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