A NYC agency located in Manhattan, NY is looking for a Mainframe (z/OS) System Programmer for a long term contract.

NO third party / C2C / subcontracting calls will be accepted regarding this position.

Pay Rate Range: $70.00 - $85.00 (dependent on experience)

Responsibilities:

• Ongoing maintenance (installation, patching, upgrades, administration, etc.,) of the mainframe z/OS operating system, accompanying storage systems, and systems software products (e.g., database, transaction server, security management, scheduling, report distribution, etc.), and UNIX Systems Services.

• Upgrades of mainframe and related storage.

• The candidate will be required to provide production off-hour coverage (if necessary) and support periodic weekend implementations.

Experience / Preferred Qualifications:

• The candidate must have experience with VTAM and TCP/IP.

• 10 years of experience working with z/OS, JES2, SMP/E, TSO, IOCP/HCD. Basic IBM utilities (IDCAMS, IEFBR14, etc.) program product installations, working knowledge of the IBM virtual tape system and Unix System Services.

• Working knowledge of CICS, IMS, DB2, and AFP printing is a plus.

• Experience in using monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON.

• Working with an enterprise-wide, large-scale implementation.

• Excellent communication skills (Oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required.

• The candidate must have experience with mainframe CPU installs as a systems programmer consultant.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of experience in a relevant technical field is required.