Rocket Administrator

Summary:

• Location: Kansas City, MO
• Work Mode: Fully Remote
• Duration: 5 Months

Responsibilities:

• Focus on continuous improvement; provide leadership on initiatives and projects.
• Recommend and implement solutions to complex issues and assignments.
• Develop process improvements and efficiencies; focus on continuous improvement.
• Maintain a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based on knowledge of potential hazards and industry regulations or requirements.
• Independently anticipate and meet internal or external customer needs.
• Provide a high level of service, continuous support, and proactive involvement to leadership and fellow peers.
• Perform all technical responsibilities and produce all deliverables in a proficient manner, as defined for the specific technology discipline.
• Mentor others in the same technology discipline.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of related integrated technologies or business processes.
• Document processes or procedures for others to follow.
• Actively seek ways to build, challenge, and add value within the scope of assignments.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Rocket Administrator experience.
• 5 years of Linux server administration (Red Hat and SUSE), including command-line, patching, upgrades, and software install/deploy capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with Rocket Enterprise Server (formerly Micro Focus) - administering the platform that hosts COBOL workloads on Linux.
• Exposure to Rocket Enterprise Developer (sufficient familiarity to support the environment, even though the role is admin-focused).
• AWS experience - solid understanding of operating Linux workloads in an AWS environment.
• Strong, independently motivated approach to maintaining systems, documenting environments, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline preferred or 6-8 years of equivalent work experience in related technical disciplines.

Preferred Skills:

• DB2 and Teradata interface experience.
• Background supporting mainframe-to-cloud lift-and-shift migrations.
• Comfort with COBOL, JCL, and control cards in a modernized Linux context.
• Sound leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Model active learning through continuing to develop breadth of knowledge, skills, and perspective.
• Excellent analytical abilities and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to deliver quality, accurate work within established deadlines.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Word.
• SAP experience is a plus.