Senior mainframe systems programmer

Role - Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer
Location - Chennai and Pune
Salary - Industry Best
Experience - 8+ years

Required Qualifications :
 Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
 8+ years of professional experience in Mainframe Storage Support
 Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global
Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS.
 Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans
 Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing.
 Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication.
 Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software.
 Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems.
 Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape.
 Functional skills with Dell/EMC.
 Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF.
 Experience in customization of Mainframe Storage related ISV software products
 Experience using various system monitoring software in problem determination, particularly
for performance/response problems related to Mainframe Storage
 Ability to develop innovation, strategies, processes, and best practices in software
management
 Support planned (disaster recovery) and unplanned (emergency) database recovery
activities
 Knowledgeable in best practices of software management, maintenance, and documentation
 Experience with establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management,
DR, security, maintenance, and utilization
 Ability to evaluate change requests and determine impact to assigned clients and
troubleshooting and solving production database issues.
Other Qualifications
 Self-motivated and able to work independently.  Strong analytical skills required for quick problem determination and isolation of root cause
with emphasis on required recovery actions to minimize impact to client business.  Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple
clients
 Must be able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high pressure situations.  Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)  Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently