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Position Title – WRASZLSP062015
z/OS & Linux/zLinux Systems Programmer – WebSphere – Java – Concord, NH Area - Up to $130K+ DOE
Base + Bonus + Benefits – Relocation Assistance for the right candidate - No Sponsorship
Company
Private, successful, and growing NH based Software & Solutions Firm
Position – Summary
My client has an immediate need for a full time z/OS and Linux/zLinux System Programmer to work at one of their customer sites in the Concord, NH area. This is a full-time onsite position with benefits. If you are not interested in an onsite 40 hour work week, this position is not for you.
All potential applicants must submit to a company issued background check and any employment offer will be based upon those results.
Responsibilities:
This position requires strong experience in Linux and Linux on System Z (Linux running on an IBM Mainframe also known as zLinux), and WebSphere running both on z/OS and zLinux with an emphasis on installation, configuration and performance monitoring. The following is a sample of the responsibilities of this position:
For zLinux:
· Install and configure WebSphere and HIS (IBM HTTP Server distributed with WebSphere)
· Monitor WebSphere logs including JVM garbage collection logs
· Monitor HTTP logs include errors reported in log files (access, error, plugin)
· Manage disk space used by WebSphere applications
· Archive log files (including to z/OS based tape)
· Support use of SSSD/LDAP for Linux user authentication
· Support use of LDAP to authenticate users of HTTP server
· Manage LDAP servers running of z/OS which are used by Linux LDAP clients
For z/OS and zLinux:
· Develop and manage scripts and procedures to control Linux processes from the z/OS based job scheduler
· Manage creation of certificate and certificate requests for z/OS and zLinux environments
· Configure HTTP servers on z/OS and Linux to use IBMs’ cryptographic hardware
· Configure and manage interaction between z/OS and Linux environments using SSH/SFTP protocols
· Capture and analyze packet traces to locate application problems
· Manage access settings to Linux (and on z/OS OMVS files) using Access Control Lists
· Install WAS for z/OS and install WAS maintenance – using both SMP/E and Installation Manager
· Configure WAS Cells and test them out before turning them over to application team
· Configure WAS Cells for Java Batch
· Assist developers with issues they may have using any of the WAS Cells
· Monitor for performance issues
· Monitor space used and space available in UNIX file systems in use by WAS
Skills and Competencies:
· Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related technology, or equivalent experience
· 5 years of experience in IBM Mainframe technologies
· Knowledge of WebSphere on z/OS – a plus
· Strong JAVA knowledge
· Ability to debug/trace system processes to identify problems
· Ability to extrapolate performance numbers from SMF data
· Proficient in Microsoft Excel including graphing and data points
Contact Information – Resumes in Word format to:
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org
