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Job #: 2W11.14 Job Title: zEnterprise Performance Analyst (REOPENED) State Classification Title: Systems Analyst V Salary: $64,200.00 - $82,200.00 Annually Location: Austin, TX (LBJ) Department: Innovation & Technology Performs advanced (senior-level) computer systems analysis work. Performs advanced and complex mainframe computer systems analysis with emphasis on mainframe performance and tuning. Work involves the analysis of mainframe performance issues with emphasis on DB2 performance. Will work with system analysts, application programmers, database administrators and vendors to resolve technical performance issues discovered and problems as they arise. Works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: • Manages mainframe performance tuning by administering performance software products, monitors mainframe performance for availability and utilization. Provides technical support for users and mainframe software developers for performance-related issues; researches performance-related problems, either technical or performance related, and provides solutions. Provides utilization and performance reports to management. • Monitors resource utilization and makes recommendations for enhancements to performance (ex: CPU, Processing window, DASD and tape allocations). • Manages work activities for short and long range mainframe performance assignments, communicating with management and other team members in a timely and effective manner. • Performs mainframe disaster recovery activities for section including but not limited to, participating in disaster recovery hot site exercises and schedules and updating documentation. • Plans, installs, maintains, upgrades and administers IBM mainframe performance related software products and provides documentation for all software changes. • Performs other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Requirements: Education: • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree. • Complete copies of college transcripts must be furnished to the divisional hiring representative at the time of the interview for positions requiring a college degree, and/or specific educational credits. Preferred Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field. Experience: Within the last 10 years • Six (6) years’ experience in analyzing mainframe performance issues • Two (2) years’ experience in analyzing mainframe DB2 performance issues. Preferred Experience: • BMC’s Apptune • Compuware’s STROBE • SAS • MXG • HTML • Control/M • Buffer Pool tuning • Experience with IBM utility programs and products including: SMF/RMF, IDCAMS, CLISTS/REXX, SORT, TSO, JCL, WLM and TMON • Teaching technical issues to developers • IBM mainframe software installation techniques and methodologies. Substitution: One (1) additional year of experience in analyzing mainframe performance issues work may substitute for thirty semester hours of educational requirement with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: • IBM mainframe (System z) performance analysis and administration • z/OS DB2 • IBM utility programs and products including SMF/RMF, IDCAMS, CLISTS/REXX, SORT, TSO, JCL, WLM and TMON • BMC Apptune • Compuware’s STROBE • SAS • MXG • HTML • Control/M • Teaching technical issues to developers • IBM mainframe software installation techniques and methodologies -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
