Senior Mainframe Hardware Support ***Secret or Top-Secret Clearance

Job Title: Senior Mainframe Hardware Support

Location: Ogden, UT (city north of Salt Lake City)

Clearance Required: Secret or Top-Secret

Salary: $100K to $125K

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

To apply, please follow these steps:

• Visit https://ibsscorp.com/careers/ .
• Select the position you are interested in.
• Review the job details, then click Apply Now.
• Complete and submit your application.
  
  

Description

IBSS' Customers' solutions provide communication capabilities using modern technology. At their most complex, they are multi-purpose systems that gather information from dozens of different sources. The information is presented to decision makers immediately, visually, clearly. In support of this effort we are looking for a Senior Mainframe Hardware Support Technician.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research, evaluate and document the impacts and risks to hardware changes before change implementations are performed.
• Plan, design, and document installation drawings and configurations to support DISA Mainframe hardware configurations. This support is for large IBM mainframe (20 LPAR environments).
• Plan, design, configure, document IBM Mainframe attached storage including RAID Technology Storage Products, Automated/Robotic and VTL Systems and FICON.
• Develop, plan, evaluate and document cable configurations to include cable diagrams, existing cabling plant, available channeling to include FICON Director and Controller ports and configuration diagrams.
• Provide support for cable configurations to include pulling cables, existing cabling plant, available channeling to include FICON Director and Controller ports and configuration diagrams.
• Research, create, review, document and present channel and device activity reports to ensure optimum use.
• Research, document, and provide written/oral problem analysis and problem resolution to aid in the identification and resolution of hardware problems.
• Research, evaluate, create and document air-conditioning requirements to include British Thermal Units requirements, airflow balancing, additional air handler or upgrades, and installation requirements.
• Research, plan, document and deliver channel requirements, environmental requirements to include power, floor tiles, and controller requirements for DISA Data Centers.
• Document and provide all schedules, plans, research documents to the COR for review and comment.
• Research, document and provide status of current and new technology advancements and report all findings and determinations to the COR or designated government personnel for review and comment.
• Research, plan, document and provide floor space direction and expertise to ensure adequate service clearances, weight bearing load requirements, airflow and optimal operations considerations to support DISA Data Center equipment installation.
• Research, plan, document and deliver system outage requirements, down time system effects related to hardware upgrades and implementations. Document and deliver recommendations for availability of alternate devices, processes, or solutions to maximize system availability. Deliver all findings, determinations, and recommendations to the COR for review and comment.
• Use advanced knowledge of the IBM System z/OS and TSO/ISPF to access the IBM z/OS mainframe system.
• Integrate application/system software with IBM Mainframe systems hardware platforms, including peripherals including DASD, printers, communications hardware, channel switches, Channel Paths, virtual tape subsystems.
• Analyze and document hardware service operations and recommend changes, improvements and solutions to the COR or government designated personnel.
• Develop, plan, document and present (written and/or orally) senior level technical advice and consulting services to the government on questions and issues relating to the computer facilities environment to include floor layout design and hardware technical refresh activities.
• Research, develop, plan, design, configure, and document installation activities to the government for DISA Mainframe data center air-conditioning and floor space requirements.
• Plan, document and coordinate the delivery and installation of hardware, including the transition from one hardware device or system to another.
• Develop, document and maintain schematics for installed or planned hardware, including system/device inter-connectivity, and floor plan layouts for DISA datacenters.
• Develop, document and provide written floor plans to the COR for review and comment.
• Support the existing power cable plant; identify available power cables, connectors and installed breakers, breaker assignments and available slots.
• Document and provide senior level technical consulting services on questions and issues relating to hardware maintained on the DISA Mainframe systems, including proposed changes and upgrades, future technologies, device limitations, recommended device workloads and additional resource requirement and forward all findings and recommendations to the COR for review and comment.
• Investigate issues and create incident reports, including analysis of the issue, documentation of the issue using government approved document processes and software, presentation of incident reports (both orally and in writing) as requested by the government
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:

• BA/BS in a technical or managerial discipline with 5 years of experience relevant to the position responsibilities.
• One of the following required IAT Level I certifications:
• A CE
• CCNA Security
• cND
• Network CE
• SSCP
  
  

About IBSS Corp.

Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.

Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.

We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.

IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see that the EEO is the law. Please direct any inquiries to the HR Department email at HR@ibsscorp.com.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the Talent Acquisition department at Recruiting@ibsscorp.com