Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Automation

Role Description

As part of Mainframe Automation, this position will be part of a team focused on accelerating the design and performance of our development of automation, integration into platforms (Envision X, AIR, Sidekick), and architectural design of multiple platforms: Automation Point, OPS/MVS, and zOSMF.

• Utilize system knowledge and project management skills to design automation for different platforms.
• Engineering solutions to bridge tool capabilities with business requirements for a superior client experience.
• Identify and design solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for human intervention, enabling our teams to focus on problem management tasks by automating corrective steps in response to specific alert types.
• Deliver solutions using agile development methodology.
• Assess and analyze the performance of the existing tools to identify gaps and opportunities to ensure proactive detection of issues before they become availability-impacting incidents.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in computer science or related field and 10 years’ development experience is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Passionate about creating a world-class client experience and building quality solutions via technology.
• Motivated by solving complex problems, identifying opportunities to consistently improve the performance of tools with automation.
• Passion and aptitude to learn, curious, sees every challenge as an opportunity.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence, convey information at an appropriate level to the intended audience, and build trusted relationships.
• Brings curiosity, keen technical insight, passion for learning that will be instrumental in assessing, analyzing, and uncovering new and better ways to deliver solutions.
• A minimum Netview SA is required.

Requirements

• Software development and Programming - Writing and documenting code.
• Programming languages: REXX, Assembler.
• Code hosting platforms for version control and source code management such as Github.
• Software Development Issue tracking and Agile project management Tools such as Jira or Bugzilla (Scrum and Kanban Boards).
• Mainframe Operating systems and their sub-components - z/OS, MVS.
• Software packaging and distribution.
• IT Service Management (ITSM) - Approach to delivering IT services.
• IT operations management (ITOM) - Software that handles the tools, environment, and processes for operating such services.
• ITIL Framework - Describes the life cycle of service in detail.
• DevOPS and Agile methodology principles and practices.

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off.
• Three health plan options.
• 401k with company match.
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts.
• Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement.
• Paid childbearing and paternal leave.
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding.
• Sabbatical leave.
• Wellness program.
• Flexible work schedule.