I would say somewhere between 5 and 10 years experience depending on what and where the experience occurred. I worked in a sweatshop for my first 8 years, and probably got 20 good years of experience there. But some people spend their first 5-10 years only installing a couple of OEM products, so I would not call them senior.
It all depends on the level of experience, but I would say that a senior systems programmer should be able to do the following (and have 5-10 years work experience): 1) Install ANY OEM product with no help. 2) Install z/OS or another Serverpac with no help. 3) Debug a dump with no help. 4) Do at least some minimal assembler coding 5) Understand and be able to do most SMP/E work (like investigating sysmods and coding usermods). This is just my opinion. Thanks C. Todd Burrell Lead z/OS Systems Programmer ITSO (404) 723-2017 (Cell) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yukus, Mary J CIV USMEPCOM Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS system programmer staffing What would all of you consider a senior level systems programmer (how many years of experience) ? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Alequin Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS system programmer staffing Here is my opinion on Z/OS system programer staffing. When I decided to start looking for a new JOB in the mainframe world, I found that many companies were looking for System Programmer Gods that knew about everything. This surprised me because I had enough work only working with implementation of OPC Scheduler, now known as TWS and other products installations. After that I started getting also the responsibility of OS390 - Z/OS installations, SMS, DFHSM implementation and Disaster Recovery Planing and execution. Right know I am one of the youngest System Programmer in my actual job. I decided to stay in the mainframe world even thou people said that mainframe was dying, but it has been difficult for me to find an attractive job in the US. Everything is contracts and that is not paying as much as it used to. The people that have been in this field a long time know what I am talking about. Besides when people see in my resume that I am currently living and working in Puerto Rico don't pay that much attention. A lot of people that gratuated with me are just foucused and oriented to open systems. Now I am just wondering if I should have decided to work in Open Systems. Anyway I could keep on writing but I'll start bouring people. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
