Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Datacom

Position Summary The successful candidate will perform mainframe database software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support our customers’ CA Datacom environments. They will be called upon to perform a variety of tasks including database optimization, database performance reviews and tuning, and new client onboarding. The individual will need to work with vendor personnel to achieve timely solutions of database problems. They will also be responsible for day-to-day database maintenance such as database definition changes, backups and restores, monitoring space growth, database reorganizations, creating and maintaining disaster recovery procedures and overall support of customer needs and requests. 24x7 on call support will be required as part of a scheduled rotation with other team members. The individual will maintain documentation for all the tasks completed on a regular basis and adhere the change management policy. Key Areas of Focus for this Role Extensive experience with the following: Best practices of software management, maintenance and documentation Configure and manage CA Datacom, CA Datacom CICS Services, CA Datacom Server, CA Ideal and related products such as CA Dataquery, VSAM Transparency and CA IPC Develop strategies, processes and best practices in CA Datacom systems programming Establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, disaster recovery, product and database security, maintenance and utilization Reviewing new versions of CA Datacom and related products for functionality, advising how they benefit the client

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