Client: Mastercard
*Openings: R- 7768* *Title: Sr. Consultant, Platform Services* *Location: O’Fallon, MO* *Duration: 12 months* No h1B( Need Visa Copy during submission) Skype!! Overview • Platform Services Mainframe is a team of mainframe system programmers that install, maintain and support the mainframe infrastructure for Mastercard. • Platform Services Mainframe interacts with many internal development and operations teams to support the MasterCard core applications and customer file transfers. • This job requires a Mainframe Systems Programmer especially familiar with IBM z/Architecture and z/OS. *• This job actively performs performance problem determination, setting WLM Policy and implementation of data processing software as they relate primarily to Mainframe z/OS. • Have you ever performed Performance & Tuning activities on a z/OS platform? • Have you worked with a z/OS Highly Available Parallel Sysplex? *• Have you worked in an ITIL shop utilizing a change, incident & problem tracking system? • Have you regularly supported other development and operations teams with implementations and issues? Role *• Configuring, installing, maintaining and supporting SAS, MXG, CA-MICS, MFX (SYNCSORT) and related systems software with a primary focus on configuring and supporting a Highly Available Parallel Sysplex. • Create SAS based CA-MICS and MXG reports from SMF data and analyze the reports to determine performance issues and resource usage. *• Complete status reports, implementations, troubleshooting and maintain project plans as required. • Utilize Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool, create reports for management approval and forwarding to vendor. • Provide technical assistance to Operations teams and development programmers to facilitate independent utilization of new and existing software. Assist with diagnosis of issues as reported through our incident / problem tracking tool. • Engage other mainframe systems programmers as needed to resolve incidents expeditiously. • Accurately document duties and procedures to aid the department in cross-training and absentee coverage. Complete audit requirements on a monthly and quarterly basis by verifying software releases and implementations. • Support business disaster recovery procedures or fail over testing for assigned areas of responsibility. Prepare and coordinate appropriate training to data center staff. • Ability to adhere to a standard work schedule as defined by the department, plus on-call rotation and after hours support and implementations that can require evening and weekend work. All About You • Solid knowledge of z/OS operating systems, infrastructure software, computer hardware and peripherals. • Solid understanding & experience with System Modification Program/Extended (SMPE) installation and maintenance of z/OS components such as O/S and MFX. • Strong inter-personal, written and oral communication skills • Knowledge in vendor software tools related to system performance products a plus. Specifically, experience with BMC MainView, SAS, and CA-MICS, MXG. • Ability to effectively work with vendors, internal departments and management • Ability to diagnose and resolve problems quickly and completely • Ability to install, support and diagnose third party software. Additional insights: *they have been looking for someone fulltime but have not been able to find a resource(open since Jan)...looking to convert down the road *some people interviewed have not had enough of the skills needed and personality have not been a match *do not have the time to grow anyone *they are looking for a mainframe performance and tuning resource *they are looking for someone to help with workflow policies in the mainframe world *knows how to troubleshoot in a mainframe environment *understands a sharing environment *this person will point out inefficiencies and point the team in the right direction to fix...if it is not an infrastructure issue this *person would work with the individual to get fixed *would require off hours/weekend support at times *if there is a fire alarm..this person would have to bee available.....the environment is pretty stable but a change on the application might start a slow down somewhere that would need to be resolved(something infrastructure might need change or something that they need to stop doing *prefer local but open to nonlocal - would do phone/Skype *make sure that candidates have skills on resume *ITIL is a nice to have but if there are changes the process has to be followed *Needs to have the following experience:* *Configuring, installing, maintaining and supporting SAS, MXG, CA-MICS, MFX (SYNCSORT) and related systems software with a primary focus on configuring and supporting a Highly Available Parallel Sysplex. * * • Create SAS based CA-MICS and MXG reports from SMF data and analyze the reports to determine performance issues and resource usage.* Regards, Parul Gupta, IT-Technical Recruiter P: 609-632-1299, E: pgu...@sourceinfotech.com 3840 Park Avenue, Suite C-205, Edison, NJ-08820 Hangout: <http://www.inceptdatasolutions.com/> guptaparul...@gmail.com *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Disclaimer:** If you are not interested in receiving our e-mails then please reply with a "REMOVE" in the subject line at * *rem...@sourceinfotech.com* <rem...@sourceinfotech.com> *for automatic removal. And mention all the e-mail addresses to be removed with any e-mail addresses, which might be diverting the e-mails to you. We are sorry for the inconvenience.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP-UK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-uk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-uk@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sap-uk. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
