Production Support Specialist (3rd Shift) - Must have Mainframe AND Nagios AND TIVOLI
Product Specialist [3rd shift - 11p-8a] - Must have Mainframe AND Nagios AND TIVOLI Candidates local to Columbus, OH preferred Remote position Interview via Teams Must work every Saturday-Sunday Occasional holidays at straight time Job Description: Schedule includes every weekend (Saturday and Sunday), as well as some holidays will be required (holidays will be on a rotational basis). This will only be a few times per year, paid at straight time. • Manage, monitor, and analyze mainframe and distributed systems batch workload, job abends and communicate with programmers to resolve issues. • Experience with BMC Control-M/EM is a mandatory requirement. • Manage batch workload in a Production Control environment for both mainframe and distributed/client-server applications. • Identify and fix common abends, alert support staff when problems develop, escalate issues to management when SLA's may be jeopardized, and document all issues in writing (via ServiceNow tickets: Incidents & Incident Tasks). Mandatory Skills: • Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills are required. • Efficient in using BMC Control-M for managing batch jobs. • Efficient in using BMC Enterprise Manager or managing batch jobs. • Skill in managing batch workload on AJF for both mainframe and client server • applications. • Expertise in identifying abends and using JCL to fix those abends. • Capacity to analyze alert messages and/or shout messages to determine severity, • and follow escalation procedures when SLA's may be jeopardized. • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate verbally to support staff when • problems develop. • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate in writing a summation of a problem • with pertinent details. • Proficient in using TSO/ISPF to analyze status and identify issues with batch jobs. • Capability to recognize server problems by utilizing Nagios, IP Monitor and Tivoli. Certifications/Desired Skills: • Expert ability to analyze and manage batch workload on AJF for both mainframe and client server applications by using both BMC Control-M and EM tools respectively. • Expert level in identifying and fixing common abends using JCL. • Familiarity with batch job alert messages and shout messages coupled with the ability to determine severity, follow escalation procedures when SLA's may be jeopardized. • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate verbally to support staff when problems develop. • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate in writing a summation of a problem with pertinent details. • Familiarity of system tools (i.e. Nagios, IP Monitor, Tivoli, Time Sharing Option/Interactive System Productivity Facility (TSO/ISPF), Job Control Language (JCL), and BMC's Control-M/Enterprise Manager or similar job scheduling tools. • Familiarity with ServiceNow Incidents & Tasks. Apply tot his job