Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is seeking a Mainframe Network professional for a long-term contract role. The position involves installation, upgrade, and maintenance of networking products, along with a strong focus on backup and recovery processes and network management.
Responsibilities
- Installation, upgrade and maintenance of VTAM, TCPIP, OSA and related products
- Sound knowledge in SMPE
- Interface with operations, logs and automation jobs
- Good knowledge of related software and tools
- Good experience with software maintenance
- Experience in backup and recovery processes for subsystems
- Knowledge in resource definition, security and other administration tasks
- Strong Networking knowledge, skills in Printers configuration, FTP, SMTP, SNMP configurations
- Experienced technician with basic skills in most and more advanced skills in some of the following:
- TCP/IP and associated products/protocols
- SNA, VTAM, APPN/Enterprise Extender
- Connect Direct and other file transfer products
- Session Management products eg. TPX, Teleview, CL/Supersession
- Network Management products eg. NETVIEW, Netmaster/TCPIP
- Print server products eg. VPS
- Must be a self-starter, but also a completer/finisher who ensures that tasks/projects are fully completed with the necessary updates to documentation
- Well organized and able to keep a number of activities in progress in parallel, balancing priorities as necessary, in particular between support and project work
- Ability to communicate clearly at all levels while working either individually or as a team player is essential
- Strong English language skills are a requirement for this role
- GDPS Setup and Configuration
- Proficient in REXX coding
Skills
- Installation, upgrade and maintenance of VTAM, TCPIP, OSA and related products
- Sound knowledge in SMPE
- Interface with operations, logs and automation jobs
- Good knowledge of related software and tools
- Good experience with software maintenance
- Experience in backup and recovery processes for subsystems
- Knowledge in resource definition, security and other administration tasks
- Strong Networking knowledge, skills in Printers configuration, FTP, SMTP, SNMP configurations
- Experienced technician with basic skills in most and more advanced skills in some of the following: TCP/IP and associated products/protocols, SNA, VTAM, APPN/Enterprise Extender, Connect Direct and other file transfer products, Session Management products eg. TPX, Teleview, CL/Supersession, Network Management products eg. NETVIEW, Netmaster/TCPIP, Print server products eg. VPS
- Must be a self-starter, but also a completer/finisher who ensures that tasks/projects are fully completed with the necessary updates to documentation
- Well organized and able to keep a number of activities in progress in parallel, balancing priorities as necessary, in particular between support and project work
- Ability to communicate clearly at all levels while working either individually or as a team player is essential
- Strong English language skills are a requirement for this role
- GDPS Setup and Configuration
- Proficient in REXX coding
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