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Senior Systems Programmer

Talent Software Services, Inc.

Columbia, SC(remote)

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$49.12–$49.12 Per Hour
SKILLS
Cobol Programming Language, Computer Maintenance, Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Systems, Database Technology, Debugging Skills, Debugging Tools, Disaster Recovery, Error Handling, Feasibility Analysis, Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming, IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System), IBM WebSphere MQ (Message Queue), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Messaging Middleware, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Multitasking, Network Systems, Office Equipment, On Call, Operating Systems, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Assurance, Security Auditing, Security Patches, Software Administration, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Maintenance, Systems/Internals Programming, Technical Support, Testing
LOCATION
Columbia, SC
POSTED
3 days ago
Duties:
Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery expertise for systems software.

"40% Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution. Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately.

"35% Coordinate installation, testing, and maintenance of systems software. Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact.

"10% Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure. To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.

"10% Cross train in all areas of systems programming in order to efficiently perform on-call rotation.

"5% Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software. null

Skills:
Required Skills and Abilities: Strong analytical and logical thinking skills. Strong understanding of systems programming, graphical user interfaces, control languages, development, quality assurance, and implementation strategies of systems software. Thorough understanding of currently utilized systems programming productivity tools and their use. Ability to review and analyze systems software and recommend performance solutions.

Required Software and Other Tools: Standard office equipment.

Work Environment: Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. null

Schedule Notes:
***Do not submit candidates previously interviewed, or forwarded and not selected to interview from Request #37157920 Senior Systems Programmer AND Request #37328482 Senior Systems Programmer


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****NO SUBCONTRACTOR CANDIDATES
***Information Systems Job Category - Credit Check must be processed during pre-screens.

Required Education: Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.

Required Work Experience: 6 Years IT work experience including varied systems programming experience.


Partial Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as needed. (Highly Preferred)
***Manager will look at 100% remote candidates. Approvals will need to be granted if an offer is made.

C2 eligibility is required

Standard Hours - 8-4:30pm Monday - Friday. Overtime, on call, weekends, and off hours as needed once fully trained

Required Technologies:
JCL - Required
Mainframe/host experience - required
IBM z/OS MQ mainframe required
Experience creating/maintaining a queue manager and queues required - this requirement is VERY important


Nice To Have:
CICS desired
IBM Websphere MQ desired
Cobol desired
Unix & zlinux - nice to have

***Currently working with MQ version 9.3

Day to Day:
Resolving test and production issues that arise
Working on customer requests such as creating a new queues, queue manager & changing queue depth
Working on a multitude of projects ranging from installing the latest release of MQ to configuring MQ on servers
Working with error reports and handling multiple tasks at the same time
Internal monitoring such as checking queue depth


NOT Looking For: Not looking for someone who knows how MQ works from a user standpoint, or knows that they send a record and it goes to MQ.

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