Job Description
Core Requirements:
- Clearance: Active Secret Clearance is required.
- Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer.
- Subsystems: Experience with one or more major subsystems (CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ).
- Operations: Experience managing Disaster Recovery (DR), backup/restore, and high-availability environments.
- Availability: Ability to work in a 24x7 mission-critical environment.
Technical Expertise:
- Deep understanding of z/OS internals, JES2/JES3, WLM, and SMP/E.
- Proficiency with REXX, JCL, and standard mainframe utilities.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, VTAM, and z/OS network configuration.
Professional Skills:
- Strong diagnostic, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Collaborative team player with a focus on quality and reliability.
- Adaptability to learn emerging mainframe and automation technologies.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Automation: Experience with z/OSMF, Ansible for z/OS, and modern automation frameworks.
- Security: Exposure to security tools (zSecure), RACF administration, and federal compliance frameworks (NIST, STIG, RMF).
- Infrastructure: Mainframe experience in Cloud, MFaaS (Mainframe as a Service), or hosting environments.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Annapolis, MD |
| Salary | $150,000–$170,000 Per Year |
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Automationunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Data Recoveryunmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
Documentationunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System)unmatched
IBM DB2unmatched
IBM IMS Databaseunmatched
IBM Job Entry Subsystemunmatched
IBM Rexx Programming Languageunmatched
IBM VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method)unmatched
IBM z-OS Operating Systemunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
JCL (Job Control Language)unmatched
Mainframe Computerunmatched
Messaging Middlewareunmatched
Network Configuration Managementunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
RACF (Resource Access Control Facility)unmatched
Secret Clearanceunmatched
Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) Computingunmatched
Systems/Internals Programmingunmatched
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
Team Playerunmatched
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)unmatched
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