American Unit
Overview
Duration :
12 Months Contract - Part Time Services are expected to start
10/01/2025
and are expected to complete by
08/31/2026 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed
1000
hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing. Responsibilities
Work involves highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; and coordinate day-to-day system administration functions such as mainframe configuration, break/fix system support, and base user account creation/support. Routine system administration functions to include security administration support, performance monitoring, security monitoring, and system maintenance. Work includes supporting data entry and control work processes, overseeing and coordinating mainframe operations in the States Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and working with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to provide support necessary for day-to-day mainframe operations. Experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration for Change Data Capture processing using mainframe data sources and targets (i.e., IMS and VSAM) a plus. The Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe z/OS Systems Programmer to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as well as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team. Qualifications
Provide primary support as the subject matter expert for z/OS operating systems and system components; provide direct technical support as needed in the planning, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to z/OS operating system, network, and component software. Provide end user support for assigned Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products such as BlueZone. Provide primary administration and end user support for SCLM. Provide input and recommendations for hardware capacity planning. Provide primary administrative support for CICS and IMS. Diagnose platform, software and related product issues and follow up with root cause analysis. Analyze performance issues and provide input and recommendations for capacity planning. Provide input and recommendations for system-wide performance tuning to meet required levels of service. Provide input and recommendations for system parameters and system libraries management. Provide support for technical consultation and inquiries from the other IT technical teams. Provide support as technical lead on internal team projects or participate on project teams that impact the z/OS platform. Provide support for integration-testing new products with existing applications and user procedures. Assist with maintaining and providing technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler. Experience and requirements include the following years of experience: 5 years Experience with z/OS Systems Programming (Required) 5 years Experience with JES2, z/OS UNIX System Services (OMVS), Storage Management Subsystem (SMS) (Required) 3 years Experience with TSS (Top Secret Security) (Required) 3 years Experience with performance monitoring including initial analysis of performance issues (Required) 2 years Experience with REXX (Required) 3 years Experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration (Preferred) 3 years Working knowledge for z/OS Operation and z/OS Networking (VTAM, TCP/IP) (Preferred) 3 years Working knowledge of z/OS-centric automated job scheduling and management software (JOBTRAC), Terminal Emulator Software (BLUEZONE), VTAM Session Manager (VTAM/SWITCH) (Preferred) 3 years Experience with TLS configuration (certificates, SSL RSA Keys, SFTP, FTPS) (Preferred) 3 years Experience with SCLM (or similar configuration management tools) administration (Preferred) 3 years Experience with CPM for JOBTRAC (Preferred) Seniority level: Mid-Senior level (see next section for employment details) Employment details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Contract Job function: Information Technology
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Duration :
12 Months Contract - Part Time Services are expected to start
10/01/2025
and are expected to complete by
08/31/2026 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed
1000
hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing. Responsibilities
Work involves highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; and coordinate day-to-day system administration functions such as mainframe configuration, break/fix system support, and base user account creation/support. Routine system administration functions to include security administration support, performance monitoring, security monitoring, and system maintenance. Work includes supporting data entry and control work processes, overseeing and coordinating mainframe operations in the States Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and working with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to provide support necessary for day-to-day mainframe operations. Experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration for Change Data Capture processing using mainframe data sources and targets (i.e., IMS and VSAM) a plus. The Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe z/OS Systems Programmer to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as well as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team. Qualifications
Provide primary support as the subject matter expert for z/OS operating systems and system components; provide direct technical support as needed in the planning, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to z/OS operating system, network, and component software. Provide end user support for assigned Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products such as BlueZone. Provide primary administration and end user support for SCLM. Provide input and recommendations for hardware capacity planning. Provide primary administrative support for CICS and IMS. Diagnose platform, software and related product issues and follow up with root cause analysis. Analyze performance issues and provide input and recommendations for capacity planning. Provide input and recommendations for system-wide performance tuning to meet required levels of service. Provide input and recommendations for system parameters and system libraries management. Provide support for technical consultation and inquiries from the other IT technical teams. Provide support as technical lead on internal team projects or participate on project teams that impact the z/OS platform. Provide support for integration-testing new products with existing applications and user procedures. Assist with maintaining and providing technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler. Experience and requirements include the following years of experience: 5 years Experience with z/OS Systems Programming (Required) 5 years Experience with JES2, z/OS UNIX System Services (OMVS), Storage Management Subsystem (SMS) (Required) 3 years Experience with TSS (Top Secret Security) (Required) 3 years Experience with performance monitoring including initial analysis of performance issues (Required) 2 years Experience with REXX (Required) 3 years Experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration (Preferred) 3 years Working knowledge for z/OS Operation and z/OS Networking (VTAM, TCP/IP) (Preferred) 3 years Working knowledge of z/OS-centric automated job scheduling and management software (JOBTRAC), Terminal Emulator Software (BLUEZONE), VTAM Session Manager (VTAM/SWITCH) (Preferred) 3 years Experience with TLS configuration (certificates, SSL RSA Keys, SFTP, FTPS) (Preferred) 3 years Experience with SCLM (or similar configuration management tools) administration (Preferred) 3 years Experience with CPM for JOBTRAC (Preferred) Seniority level: Mid-Senior level (see next section for employment details) Employment details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Contract Job function: Information Technology
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