Mainframe System Architect - z/OS System

Job Description

The Mainframe System Architect's primary areas of responsibility include ensuring there are defined standards in place, manage the technical lifecycle of products and services, deliver change/transformation against created designs; always ensuring a smooth transition/handover to Mainframe technology Operations with adjunct supported to the Operations as needed.

Assist and review the technical activities with implementation team for a major product upgrade in a production like environment, assessing any risks and recommending actions to mitigate/ minimize these risks with technical teams.

• Defining and documenting Mainframe Infrastructure Architecture Standards and best practices.
• Creation of Low Level Design documents to meet requirements outlined in the High Level Design.
• Creation of detailed Implementation Plans for all Mainframe Infrastructure Engineering related activity.
• Procurement activities relating to build and delivery of new services (Project).
• Ensuring the smooth Transition/Handover to Production Support Operations in line with agreed Operational Acceptance Process.
• Supporting Architecture in creation and upkeep of a Mainframe Infra Delivery Roadmap.
• Supporting the Architecture in scoping activities required to produce the High Level Design.
• Supporting Architecture in undertaking Proof of Concept activities.
• Ensuring skillsets are relevant and up to date in order to deliver change and provide a high level of support.
• Providing escalation support with complex troubleshooting of Major Incidents.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent verbal and written skills are required.
  
  

You will have expert knowledge and experience in several of the following areas :

• zOS System Programming.
• Mainframe System administrator activities.
• Modernization and migration : Analyzing, designing, and implementing code and database changes to move mainframe applications to the cloud or a modern cloud-connected mainframe.
• Performance tuning, CoD Provisioning architecture, System Upgrades, Troubleshooting.
• System Management Support with SMP/E, SMF, RMF.
• Knowledge on System Services support (storage management, job management, work load management, data sets, and data set management).
• Awareness on ISV products, install products and services, perform upgrades, IPL, DR/SR activities.
• Knowledge on zOS System libraries, zOS Components and Mainframe system hardware architecture.
• Technical hands-on experience on ACF2, SMP/E, VTAM, HMC.
• Disaster planning and recovery: Planning for and recovering from disasters.
• Product roadmaps : Maintaining product roadmaps that include modernization, cloud solutions, and technical debt.
• Security and compliance: Ensuring compliance with industry standards for security and audit.
• Problem determination and resolution: Identifying and resolving system level problems.
• Disaster planning and recovery: Planning for and recovering from disasters.
• Mentorship: Applying programming techniques to mentor developers and review code.
  
  

(ref:hirist.tech)