Senior System Programmer Os Network Services

**Why Kyndryl**

**Your Role and Responsibilities**

This role functions, in a team providing services to a client, multi-vendor, multi-protocol complex storage delivery environments. Interacts frequently with clients, vendors, and management to ensure a high level of client satisfaction. Acts as a resource and point of escalation for team members. Engages in identifying and resolving complex problems relating to networks' daily operations and project delivery. This role needs to have a strong technical background and the ability to learn and/or work with multiple toolsets.
- Change and Problem Management.
- Mainframe network hardware specification and configuration.

Specification and configuration of mainframe Open Systems Adapters, including liaising with client network service provider over connections to LAN/WAN.
Configuration of Network Communications Controller hardware (various 3745 models) including liaising with client network service provider over wide-area network connections
- Basic network performance monitoring and tuning.
- Disaster Recovery, planning and execution of tests, including client access to DR systems during production network service.
- Create and maintain network documentation.
- Network software evaluation to ensure appropriate support for production services - functional comparisons of software,

compatibility with existing software base, and supportability/operation.
- Provision of support and consultancy for Kyndryl-owned in-house written network/user access software.
- Provide strategic advice, consultancy, and solutions for both Kyndryl and customer-run projects (eg. mainframe processor

upgrades, TCP/IP network hardware infrastructure refresh, 3745 replacement, RSA TP2 Project, RSA Desktop

Enterprise Extender Role out).
- Compliance - ensure the mainframe network environment complies with security rules agreed by Kyndryl and the client.
- Perform account Health checking for supported products on accounts eg Netview FTP and Connect Direct.
- Resolve Cirats Issues for Integrity related to mainframe Network across supported accounts.
- Provide 24 x 7 support (including out-of-hours support) on a rota basis. Also provide support on overtime basis, where necessary.

ZAWOMENSMONTH

**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**

5 years of experience in a Network Administration environment
Sound knowledge and experience on the root cause analysis and define corrective measures.
- Good knowledge of the MVS z/OS operating system
- Provide IBM mainframe network support for the contracted Kyndryl accounts.
- Acquisition, installation, configuration, customization and support of IBM and ISV mainframe network software including:
z/OS Communications Server, ie. VTAM & TCP/IP
Network management software (includes NetView and NPM)
File transfer software (includes TCP/IP FTP, Netview FTP and Connect:Direct)
Session Management software (includes CA-TPX, CA-Solve Access and Candle SuperSession) Printing software (includes InfoPrint server and LRS VPS)
z/VM Communications Server, ie. VTAM & TCP/IP, RSCS, virtual switches
NCP and NPSI/X25

**Preferred Technical and Professional Experience**

Background in support of **Mainframe Network Delivery **for multiple multi-national and large customers.

Strong business, technical and project management skills, as well as previous delivery experience in a technical environment, are required.

Working experience in a high availability environment

Alignment to process (ITIL).

**Required Education**

Associate's Degree/College Diploma

**Preferred Education**

Bachelor's Degree

**Other things to know**

**Primary Job Category**

Technical Specialist

**Role (Job Role)**

Systems Programmer

**Employment Type**

Full-Time

**Contract Type**

Regular

**Position Type**

Professional

**Travel Required**

No Travel

**Company**

(Y063) Kyndryl South Africa (Pty) Limited

**Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position**

No