Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Role and Responsibilities
IT Specialists in this job role will have expertise in managing and operation of IT hardware, software, communications, and/or application solutions, and the resources required to plan for, develop, deliver, and support properly engineered IT services and products to meet the needs of a business. Focus on Take-out projects, replacing competitor softwares to IBM solutions on Z.
The scope of this job role includes preparation for new or changed services, management of the change process, and maintenance of regulatory, legal, and professional standards, management of performance of systems and services in relation to their contribution to business performance, and management of bought-in services including, for example, public network, virtual private network, and outsourced services. Typical examples of the deliverables are service-level reporting, risk, and contingency planning.
IT Specialists who primarily apply their technical skills in an internal or external customer billable services and implementation environment. The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.
Environment: Professional knowledge related to incumbent's function/business unit and its processes.
Communication/Negotiation: Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics. Negotiate to define approaches and goals.
Problem Solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives. Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes. Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.
Contribution/Leadership: Provides ongoing technical /operational guidance to lead professional work teams, conducts special projects, or manages department(s) (national or international). Understand department/ functional mission and vision. Defines and decides objectives within specified business concept or project and may have responsibility for tools and assigned resources. Utilizes expertise to directly influence people outside department or function.
Sometimes no precedent exists.
Impact on Business/Scope: Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi- functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning. Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact project costs or expenses.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Solid experience in the area: z/OS Operational System.
z/OS environment and facilities (ie. TSO, SDSF, USS, zFS, etc.).
Base Software, and its tools or facilities (ie CICS, Db2, MQ).
Installation and configuration of products and/or tools (Parmlibs, Proclibs, SMPE, etc.). Deploy or "life cycle code" in different levels or instances.
Problem Analysis and Best Practices implementation
Concepts of:
Monitoring and Reporting (SMF, RMF, reporting tools)
Communications (TCPIP)
Security (RACF)
Non z/OS platforms to improve the installation processes in cross platform solutions or services
Cloud solutions
Languages like REXX, CLIST, JCL, Markup and others
Fluent English
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Skills: z/OS Connect, CICS, ADF for z OS, CDC for z OS, BD2 for z OS, Fault Analyzer for z OS, File Manager, for z OS, MQ for z OS, Omegamon for z OS
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