Mainframe Support Engineer
Gillani Inc., Pakistan

- MVS, zVM Support and trouble shooting - Mainframe production batch support - Routine MVS & zVM IPL support - Monitoring MVS & zVM LPAR health & performance - Perform MVS, Oracle, DB2, CICS trouble shooting. - software upgrades - PTFs and RSU maintenance - Catalog reorgs , clean up issues. - Strong knowledge on z/OS, MVS, VSE. - BCV system copies - Oracle, DB2, zDB2 monitoring and Parm changes. - Need to support 24x7 environment with on call support - Need to plan for Mainframe server capacity , upgradation and MIPS utilization - Need to plan and support disaster recovery exercise. - Need to troubleshoot any Z/OS Operating system related problems and resolve.

- Strong Familiarity with Z/OS Operating System v1.4 and previous versions. - 3-6 years experience in supporting Z/OS environment as administrator or system programmer. - Hands on experience in MVS and zVM - Supporting knowledge on zDB2 and CICS issues - Hands on experience in supporting IPL in MVS and zVM. - Capable of software upgrades - PTFs and RSU maintenance - Should have hands on experience in ZOS/MVS/VSE routine IPL tasks. - Good knowledge on Catalog Reorg, clean up issues and BCV system copies - Strong knowledge and hands on in the core Z/OS units like TSO/E, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, JES2 and JES3, LPA, LNKLST, authorized libraries, catalogs, DFSMS, Communication Server , VTAM and SMP/E. - DB2 Monitoring and parameter change experience along with DB monitoring tools knowledge. Nice to Have Skills - Experience in disaster recovery exercise for a production setup. - Knowledge ITIL processes - Good Communication Skill - Standard IBM certification on ZOS Administration