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Synigent Technologies
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Synigent Technologies is seeking a Senior Mainframe System Engineer for a client in downtown Richmond, Va. This position will be a hybrid position with at least 2 days in office per week. This role is Contract-to-Hire; C2C is not being considered for this role.
This position plays a key role in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the IBM z Series mainframe, z/VM operating system, VSEn operating system and all peripheral devices attached to the current z/15 mainframe.
Responsibilities include OS updates and patching, system backups, and collaboration with other system engineers on mainframe virtualization initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
Sr. Mainframe Systems Engineer
100 North Ninth Street Richmond, VA 23219 US
Job Description
Synigent Technologies is seeking a Senior Mainframe System Engineer for a client in downtown Richmond, Va. This position will be a hybrid position with at least 2 days in office per week. This role is Contract-to-Hire; C2C is not being considered for this role.
This position plays a key role in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the IBM z Series mainframe, z/VM operating system, VSEn operating system and all peripheral devices attached to the current z/15 mainframe.
Responsibilities include OS updates and patching, system backups, and collaboration with other system engineers on mainframe virtualization initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe administration, preferably with IBM Z series mainframes.
- 8+ years of experience with z/VM and z/VSE.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Expertise in installing, configuring, and maintaining the z/VM operating system.
- Knowledge of the z/VSE/VSEn operating systems, including experience with CICS, CICS Transaction Gateway, and CICS Web Services
- A deep understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies, including knowledge of virtual machine (VM) management, virtual networking, storage virtualization, and resource pooling.
- In-depth knowledge of mainframe hardware components (processors, channels, control units).
- Expertise in mainframe storage management (DASD, virtual tape, physical tape).
- Experienced with mainframe network and communication technologies (TCPIP, VTAM, SNA, 3270, OSA, HiperSockets, etc).
- Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in the z/VSE environment, such as Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, JCL, REXX, and CP/CMS EXEC.
- The ability to analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic information.
- Proficiency in basic Linux administration tasks.
- Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, or similar.
- Hands-on experience with IBM DS8000 series disk storage systems.
- Comprehensive understanding of IBM TS7700 virtual tape library.
- Knowledge of IBM TS4500 physical tape library and tape management practices.
- Understanding of and experience with VSE Interactive Computing and Control Facility (ICCF).
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