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Job Title: Senior z/OS Systems Programmer / Adminstrator-CICS, RACF, RM
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: $90K-#$132K
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-08-21

Company Name: WSI Nationwide, Inc
Contact: Jay Q.
Phone: 212-410-1400
Fax: 212-426-2558

Description: Ideally regionally local NYC area Senior z/OS Systems Programmer / Administrator candidates will have 10 years+ of direct hands-on experience performing OS/390 MVS and z/OS systems programming maintenance/installation with JES2, CICS, RACF, RMM and other IBM and 3rd party vendor mainframe utility software who are proactive in monitoring system performance and utilization with a four year college/university degree for this exciting opportunity in New York City with a cutting edge, continuously expanding, well established and consistently profitable financial corporation. (No 3rd party referrals, agencies or corp to corp sub-contracting referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements, no exceptions).



The selected Senior z/OS Systems Programmer / Administrator candidate's general responsibilities will include :



-Administration of the mainframe operating systems software including z/OS/MVS, Websphere, CICS, VTAM, RACF, TSO/ISPF, system utilities, mainframe logical partitions (LPAR's), and software development libraries (COBOL, JCL, PROC's, PARM's, copybooks).



-Keep software versions current and applies PTF's and new releases as necessary to keep software under existing maintenance agreements.



-Perform system backups and recovery.



-Maintain data files and monitors system configuration to ensure data integrity. Supports new systems and existing applications developed in-house or those supplied by 3rd party vendors.



-Develop, plan, and implement the overall strategic goals of an organization's mainframe software infrastructure.



-Evaluate and recommend changes to current and future system software requirements to meet the organization's needs.



-Establishe and meet service level agreements with clients. Insures system performance, redundancy, and fault tolerance.



-Maintain current disaster recovery plan and participates in annual testing.



-Monitor and establishe procedures to maximize productivity and to minimize the occurrence of errors.



-Work with other internal departments to understand current and future projects to insure the systems programming infrastructure is able to meet the demands of future growth.



Senior z/OS Systems Programmer / Administrator candidates will have 10+ years of direct hands-on experience performing OS/390 and z/OS systems programming maintenance/installation. MVS, JES2, CICS, RACF, RMM and other IBM and 3rd party vendor mainframe utility software



-College degree required.



-In depth knowledge of project planning and management techniques, plus the ability to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, to staff and executive management.



-Recognized as technical leader and resource.



-Knowledge of Websphere software a plus.



-Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, and ability to work as a team member are essential.



-Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills in a complex fast paced environment.



-Must be Proactive in monitoring system performance and utilization.



-Works well independently and with others with minimal supervision



-Knowledge of mutual fund or brokerage business desirable.



-Certification may be required



Qualified candidates will have clear English writing and speaking skills not requiring repeating during rapid English speaking conversation.



This salaried opportunity offers a generous starting base salary in the $90,000 to $110,000 per year range based on experience plus a 10%% to 20%% ($11,000 - $22,000) annual bonus giving a total annual compensation range of $121,000 to $132,500 per year including bonus plus paid company benefits while offering a fast track promotional opportunity. Your asking compensation will be submitted after your approval.



(No H1/H1B Visa or transfer sponsorship available. No 3rd party referrals, agencies or corp to corp subcontracting referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements, no exceptions). If you use E-mail (strongly preferred) to respond, please e-mail your Word, RTF or Text resume with contact information, address and phones, (no URL resume links or Zip files and please do not return a copy of this announcement with your response) to Jay Q., with the subject line (or title and skills) of this message in the subject line of the message you send, no job numbers only, please. (Those are assigned by the various websites, and I don't know what the numbers refer to), thanks, at jayq@wsinationwide.com. Qualified candidates will have clear English speaking skills not requiring repeating and two years+ paid USA experience.



If you know someone who might qualify, or is coming to the New York / NY, New Jersey / NJ, Connecticut/ CT or Pennsylvania / PA area, (we have several additional open employment and consulting requirements for all of which no visa sponsorship is available and no 3rd party referrals, agencies or referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements), please e-mail a Word, RTF or Text resume with contact information, address and phones to Jay Q., with the subject line of this message in the subject line of the message you send, (no URL resume links or ZIP files and please do not return a copy of this announcement with your response) at jayq@wsinationwide.com fax to 212-426-2558 or call 212-410-1400.



(To insure formatting & print quality, you may also mail a copy to me at WSI, 1617 Third Avenue, Box #6415, New York, NY 10128-0004).



A full listing of all WSI requirements can be seen at http://www.wsinationwide.com



When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our office without prior approval. This creates long term relationships, which we encourage.



WSI is a specialty recruiting organization with over twenty years experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our hands to find top level candidates for better projects all over the


USA.

Please refer to Job code zOS-RACF-CICS when responding to this ad.

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