Mainframe z/VM System Admin

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Job description

Bravens Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampcus Inc., is an information technology consulting and services company. Bravens is a leader in providing tailored staffing solutions across both IT and non-IT industries. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented team and contribute to our ongoing success.

Job Title: Mainframe z/VM System Admin

Work Location :Remote

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

1.z/VM System programming

2.z/Linux Support

3.Velocity product support

Responsibilities

• Excellent understanding of System z architecture

• Excellent experience with zVM

• Experience in building Mainframe LPAR and OS Upgrades

• Knowledge Catalog management, IBM system utilities

• Knowledge on VTAM, TCPIP, ACF2 and GDPS

• Experience on z/VM and z/Linux

• Installation of patches and fixes

• Installation and maintenance of ISV products, REXX, RMF, SMF

• Administration and configuration of z/VM Operating Systems running SuSE or RedHat Linux

• Installation and customization of z/VM and related IBM or other ISV software;

• Extensive experience with providing performance and tuning using monitoring tools (f. ex. z/VM Performance Monitor or other tools);

• DIRMAINT administration - RACF/Top secret administration;

• REXX knowledge - SSI knowledge;

• Ability to support network configuration and maintenance (Real TCP/IP stack, VSWITCH, TCPIP tools in z/VM, etc.);

• Solid skills in z/Linux system cloning and configuration including memory and file system allocation;

• System parameters/parmlib maintenance

• Managing incidents on z/VM related issues

• z/OS performance monitoring and reporting

• Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises

• Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures

• Experience with system indicators (logs, dumps, error) logs for pro-active management of system problems

• Installation and maintenance of ISV products (For zVM)

• Ability to work with Developers in fixing issues

• Extremely familiar with IBM z/VM Upgrade

• Experience in Coordinating with Vendor to complete the upgrades

• Knowledge z/VM MF configuration and setup

• Planning, installation, customization of z/Linux and guest operating system

• Ability to perform dump and restore of system data.

• Responsible for tolerating PTF maintenance for ISV products

• Resource management on z/VM guest operating system Linux instance

• Hands-on experience on installation of RedHat enterprise Linux RHEL installation.

• Configuration and customization of virtual servers, Page & Spool management

• Access management - onboarding and access provisioning

• Security administration and access provisioning on VM and z-Linux environment

• controlling, reporting, reviewing access violations. Creating and Implementing z/VM and Linux-related security plans for Audit readiness

• Troubleshooting performance issues, capturing and sending dump to Vendor and Required network administrative tasks managing network device.

Key Responsibilities:

• Incident Management / Problem Management by performing problem analysis and resolution implementation

• Support maintenance release and major OS upgrades.

• Process client requests for system software modifications

• Review system indicators (logs, dumps, error) logs for pro-active management of system problems

• Work with operations to monitor, maintain and IPL systems to improve consistency and availability

• Monitor / Tune system performance and work with performance engineering and capacity teams

• Ensure availability and performance objectives, as required by clients and management, are maintained for operating systems and for system software components

• Implement appropriate tools and processes to automate repeated tasks

• Manage various license codes for infrastructure software.

• Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises

• Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures

• Implement changes as needed to support other towers and day-to-day operations.

• Work with IBM and other Independent Software Vendors on a regular basis

• Provide regular management reports / analysis to senior management team regarding Incidents, Changes and requests

Experience: Years of Experience: 14.00 Years of Experience

Bravens is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.

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