System Administrator 4/SA4
Re-post of 40519 (do not resubmit candidates previously submitted)
The skill set must be a mainframe admin or system programmer that has installed, maintained and administered mainframe software, not developers. The list of Mainframe software and what we do is at the bottom of the job description.
System Admin 4 Job Description
Under immediate supervision, learns technical nuances of a complex computer environment, performs file system maintenance & tuning, assists with system tuning, performs software installation & deployment, assists with system software & hardware analysis to maximize computer response time & performance of department’s computer systems & make recommendations to management; uses automated scheduling software (e.g., Control-M) to administer production computer runs & assure system resources; provides support & technical assistance in order to resolve difficult problems interfacing as needed with programmer or systems analysts, system programmers, database analysts, & other departmental staff; acts as liaison with user groups & vendors; works in conjunction with Office of Information Technology (OIT) to support installation & testing software; supports implementation & customization for Software Configuration & Library Manager (SCLM), Control Products (e.g., Control D, Control B), SMS, CICS, Database Software, MQ Series, IMS; participates with team in development, evaluation, testing, installation & maintenance of third-party software products; attends meetings & provides detailed information to management; prepares project/test plans according to Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) policies & procedures; provides regular reports to management regarding project & system status.
Assists programming & production control personnel in use of newly installed & subsequently enhanced software packages; interprets system dumps & error messages & determines resolutions; utilizes Time Sharing Option/Interactive System Productivity Facility (TSO/ISPF) Dialogue Management, REXX & CLIST in administering & developing new programs & applications; develops utilities & interfaces for programming/user staff; codes exits & system software interface modules using high level macro languages; maintains high level of proficiency with Job Control Language (JCL) & BMC Control Products software suite; tunes & evaluates Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) files; restores systems after software or hardware failures; maintains knowledge of the relationships of the Network to computer systems Virtual Telecommunication Access Method (VTAM), to z/OS, online to operating systems; supports business continuity activities. Provides training & documentation to systems users; Adheres to ODJFS programming standards; researched technical computer manuals; attends meetings, seminars & training classes; performs other duties as assigned (e.g., prepares written status reports, attend &/or facilitates staff/team meetings.
Preferred Education: 4 year college degree
Required Skills Years of Relevant Experience in the following areas: 6 plus years Technology/Tool Function
1. Disaster Recovery. IBM’s Backup and Recovery Manager- Install, Administration, Setup jobs to backup and restore production flat files
2. Logon Procs- Create and change
3. SCLM - Change Control Create structures, Maintain structures and SCLM file maintenance
4. REXX routines- Create, Maintain
5. Clist Routines- Create and Maintain
6. Panel libraries- Create Maintain
7. SMS / HSM Storage Management- ACS routine and DASD allocation
8. IMS Connect- Application setup, Monitor and Trouble shoot
9. MQ- Create, Maintain and Trouble shoot
10. Casegen- Maintain Casegen modules in SCLM
11. BMC IMS Utilities- Maintain REXX utility that uses IMS utilities
12. BMC Control Products- Install, Maintain, Trouble shoot
13. Jobscan- Assist development in executing
14. Application Performance Analyzer -Assist development in executing
15. Debug Tool- Assist development in executing
16. File Manager- Assist development in executing
17. Streamweaver- Assist development in executing and Coordinate changes
18. CSF- Assist development in executing and Coordinate changes
19. FTP/Connect:Direct/Cyberfusion- Assist development in executing and Coordinate changes
20. COBOL- Maintain SLCM components for COBOL
21. MFA – Mainframe Access Assist development in executing
22. Mainframe Monitoring- MXG reports, RMF reports, RMF spreadsheet report writer, Report on transactions, IMS and DB2 and BMC Mainview
