Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer, Datacom

About the role

You will upgrade, administer and tune mainframe database software for client CA Datacom environments, covering performance, recovery and onboarding of new clients.

What you will do

• Perform database software upgrades plus administration and tuning for customer CA Datacom systems
• Handle routine upkeep including definition changes, backups, restores, space growth tracking and reorganizations
• Optimize databases, review and tune performance, and support onboarding of new clients
• Create and maintain disaster recovery procedures and support customer requests
• Join a scheduled 24x7 on call rotation and document completed tasks while following change management rules
• Coordinate with vendors to settle database problems quickly

What they look for

• Extensive background with software management, maintenance and documentation best practices
• Ability to configure and manage CA Datacom, Datacom CICS Services, Datacom Server, Ideal and related products such as Dataquery, VSAM Transp
• Skill in developing strategies, processes and best practices for Datacom systems programming
• Experience setting policies and procedures for database management, disaster recovery, security and utilization
• Ability to review new product versions for functionality and advise clients on the benefits
• Hands on disaster recovery of system and application databases, plus troubleshooting production issues and resolving performance problems