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Role Name: Senior Systems ProgrammerLocation: Columbia, SC (Partially Onsite, 3 days on site per week and as needed Hours)Duration: 12 MonthsC2 clearance eligibility is requiredJob Summary:Duties/About the role: - 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.
Day to Day: - Day to day operation is supporting the Main Frame z/OS to include updating JCL, monitoring system logs via SDFS.
- Preparation for disaster recovery exercises to include several weekly meetings.
- During the recoveries requires to recovery the z/OS and other applications as outlined in runbook.
- Managing hardware/software support licenses to include submitting purchase requisitions.
Work environment: - Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
Team Info/Team name: - This team is dedicated to supporting the external customer acting as a secondary portability and disaster recovery site.
- Currently there are 4 team members one manager.
- We support distributed and main frame systems.
Job Requirements:Required Experience: - 6 Years IT work experience including varied systems programming experience.
Required EDU: - 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 Software and Tools (Hands on experience required): - Standard office equipment.
- MS Office
- z/OS, JCL, SDSF, Dataset management
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.
Soft skills: - Strong Communication and troubleshooting skills.
Nice to have/Preferred skills: - Knowledge of DASD management, z/OS HMC management, APF knowledge, DB2, CICS, MQ, BMC MF applications.
Date Posted: 13 April 2025
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