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Stefanini Group

Mainframe Systems Programmer

Stefanini Group, Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48120

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Mainframe Systems Programmer We are hiring a Mainframe Systems Programmer to join the Stefanini Group team in Dearborn, MI (Onsite). The role focuses on building, operating, and optimizing IT hardware and software resources in on-prem, cloud, or hybrid environments to support internal customer needs.

For quick apply, please reach out Lokesh Sharma at 248-582-6565 or lokesh.sharma@stefanini.com.

Responsibilities

Design, operate, and maintain enterprise servers, including specialty mainframe systems like IBM/LPARS, high-performance supercomputing systems, and general-purpose hybrid and cloud systems.

Research, design, implement, and maintain complex infrastructure solutions for internal customer needs such as specialty software, data warehouses, identity access management, event frameworks, containerization, and on-demand scaling.

Design and configure secure virtualized environments aligned with enterprise architecture blueprints consisting of virtual machines, virtual networks, high-speed and distributed storage systems (SAN, HDFS, SSD, etc.).

Utilize existing tools or assist in engineering custom monitoring solutions to ensure systems are configured correctly, run efficiently, and remain secure against potential threats.

Monitor and review resources like CPU, memory, storage, and network traffic to ensure effective utilization aligned with expected parameters and to safeguard against runaway costs.

Resolve bottlenecks and plan for future capacity needs based on resource usage trends. Advise enterprise architecture teams on usage trends to incorporate into future blueprints.

Install, customize, test, implement, document, and support independent software vendor (ISV) products as required and work with the vendors on problems and resolution.

Code in Assembler to develop, test, implement, document, and support system modifications and MVS and JES exits. Analyze, debug, and correct various z/OS software problems.

Support z/OS Unix System Services (USS) and WebSphere environments.

Use IBM's ServiceLink and interface with IBM technical support to resolve Operating System (z/OS) software and hardware problems.

Provide system-programming support for the installation and upgrade of mainframe hardware configurations.

Provide off-hours support for Disaster Recovery planning and testing.

Able to provide 24-hour support 7 days per week, 365 days per year (rotational duty) for software issues.

Provide customer support by addressing software/hardware-related trouble tickets, providing levels 1, 2 and 3 support.

Experience and Qualifications

Five or more years of system programming experience, including dump analysis, SMP/E, SMF, USS, Omegamon, MVS and JES exits, problem analysis, and resolution.

Working knowledge of z/Operating System internals in JES2 or JES3 environments.

Proficient in Assembler, REXX, Clist and SAS coding. Knowledge of RACF and ability to create and analyze RACF profiles.

Experience in planning, customizing, testing, and ongoing support of independent software vendor (ISV) products (e.g., CA Technologies, BMC, SAS, EJES, IBM, etc.).

Knowledge and experience in corporate and group security and control policies, procedures, and standards.

Experience supporting Disaster Recovery for z/OS environments.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, highly motivated, and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Experience with Access, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project for project administration are highly desirable. Working knowledge of ISPF, TSO, JCL and IBM utilities is essential.

Candidates must be willing and able to work overtime, which includes all shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

About Stefanini Group The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world.

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