Tech Support Scheduler

Tech Support SchedulerThe Financial Information Services Agency - Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for a Tech Support Scheduler reporting directly to FISA's HR/Payroll Tech Support Job Administration Supervisor. The candidate will be responsible to:Run batch job streams via CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) and must understand and be able to verify job condition codes.Interact with all support groups in problem determination and resolutions.Identify schedule impacts due to changes and proactively escalate to team. Work with team to resolve discrepancies.Get involved in event scheduling meetings and/or interactive planning meetings as required by the team and or clients.Document all changes made to the master schedule that the Technicians in the Job Administration team can follow.Understand the interaction between the IBM mainframe and the various Unix and PeopleSoft Servers (and the various intra system job relationships).Run various test streams for our Application Development and Testing departments.Preferred Skills:Demonstrated ability to manage the design of the CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) scheduling tool or similar.Demonstrated ability to monitor the health of executing job flows (e.g., stalled flows or batch job condition codes) using the CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) scheduling tool or similar.Ability to schedule and process ad-hoc requests in mainframe and distributed environments as requested.In-depth knowledge of the IBM Mainframe and z/OS constructs such as JCL, GDGs, PDSEs, flat files.Working knowledge of ISPF.Knowledge of the UNIX Shell scripting and debugging capabilities is a plus.Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.Ability to plan, manage and work independently with minimal direction.Process Backups/Restores as required.Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce quality work under pressure.3 - 5 years of scheduling experience with major scheduling packages like CA Workload Automation DE, CA-7, Control-M, IBM Tivoli, CA-ESP.5 years of hands-on work with executing job streams, and performing preliminary troubleshooting activities involving scheduler, batch processes, and cycle flows.Excellent knowledge of z/OS JCL and TSO/ISPF.Experience with mainframe compile, link, and bind procedures.Familiarity with file transfer protocols such as FTPS and/or Connect: Direct (NDM).Experience troubleshooting JCL errors and using utilities such as File-AID and IDCAMS.Knowledge of IMS and/or DB2.Familiarity with MS-Word and Excel.Knowledge of PeopleSoft People Tools (Process Monitor).Additional Information: P-123 The City of New York offers a comprehensive set of benefits and programs to employees, including health insurance, pension plan, Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options), pre-tax Commuter Benefit program, pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs and more. Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 – Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title. Position is located in NYC near Madison Square Garden and Hudson Yards.