Administration/Production Control Technician

The estimated salary range is between $77,000.00 to $87,000.00 annually (commensurate with experience).

• Location: New York, NY
• Work Mode: Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Monitor job flows controlled by the CA Workload Automation DE (dSeries) scheduling system on z/OS mainframe, UNIX, or PeopleSoft server.
• Respond quickly to job failures by determining the general cause of the problem and contacting the appropriate on-call staff member for remediation.
• Occasionally migrate software to the production and/or test environments.
• Document problems, set up job flow dependencies, and execute/troubleshoot test flows.

Requirements:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations.

Preferred Skills:

• Extensive experience working in Production Control with mainframe or mid-range computer.
• Familiarity with establishing job dependencies.
• Experience troubleshooting JCL errors, using GDGs, and utilities such as File-AID and IDCAMS.
• Knowledge of CA Workload Automation DE or similar enterprise scheduling package.
• 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.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of standard SDLC methodologies.
• Knowledge of IMS, D82, UNIX, PUTTY, WinSCP.
• Familiarity with Rational Tools (ClearQuest and ClearCase), MS-Word, and Excel.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft People Tools (Process Monitor).