Senior Mainframe Developer

Senior Mainframe Developer Employment Type: Hybrid Annexa is currently working with DC's Office of the Chief Technology Officer and is seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer to join our team. The Developer must have 16 years of experience maintaining and managing mainframe platforms and their Operating System (z/OS) and Supporting Program Products (such as DB2 and CICS). Responsibilities: Current experience with installing, upgrading, and applying maintenance/PTFS for DB2using SMPE or z/OSMF (if they meet this requirement, they must feel comfortable navigating within a LPAR using TSO, ISPF, IBM utilities, etc. Current experience installing and customizing BMC DB2 Utilities and BMC Mainview. Current experience working with Application DBAs to solve performance problems.Hands-on experiences with installing DB2 V13 with z/OSMF are a plusFamiliarity with CICS V5.6 or later is a plus. Position will be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of standards, naming conventions, and ongoing deployment of a multi-data center DB2environment, including disaster recovery, high availability, and data center-relocation projects. Must have extensive experience with the installation, support, and roll-out of DB2 components, BMC Tools and Utilities, and related products. Must have complete familiarity with z/OS, TSO/ISPF, and IBM utilities. Experience with SMP/E, Sysplex environments, and DB2 integration with WLM is desired. The position will provide technical support to the application and data center staff. Additional desired skills are Oracle, SQL, z/VM, Linux, and MVS systems; familiarity with the BMC MainView monitoring tool is also desired. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills. Position will require project leadership in support of data center projects and strategic initiatives. Current experience with installing, upgrading, and applying maintenance/PTFS for DB2using SMPE or z/OSMF (if they meet this requirement, they must feel comfortable navigating within a LPAR using TSO, ISPF, IBM utilities, etc. Current experience installing and customizing BMC DB2 Utilities and BMC Mainview. Current experience working with Application DBAs to solve performance problems. Hands-on experiences with installing DB2 V13 with z/OSMF is a plus. Familiarity with CICS V5.6 or later is a plus. Required Skills: 16+ years of experience leading advanced technology projects or service projects. 16+ years of experience with the full system engineering lifecycle. 16+ years of experience creating implementation/integration plans, test plans, and training materials. 16+ years of experience hands-on in a specific product or IT platform. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience. Industry certification/ training in a specific IT product/ platform or service.