Z/os System Programmer

5 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa eSmart Group Full time

Own the Mainframe System and manage it as part of an end-to-end customer experience and leverage off the skills of the Technical Specialists and Infrastructure Integrators to provide Mainframe System support to the Organisation and to our customers.

Key Responsibilities (3-5): (Day to day duties)
- Mainframe System governance, Mainframe System lifecycle, strategic direction, deployment of new services and,
- Mainframe System availability and stability
- Identify further opportunities for use of the technologies.
- Work with the infrastructure integrators to ensure that designs and blueprints incorporate best practises Responsible for z/OS maintenance and upgrades.
- Responsible for 3rd party software maintenance and upgrades
- Identify, prioritise, and implement Mainframe System improvement opportunities
- Responsible for the overall service definition, delivery, and DR capabilities
- Work across Mainframe System domains to coordinate and ensure that the Mainframe System is correctly integrated, implemented and monitored

Qualification/s (NQF level / Diploma / Degree)

Essential (required minimum):

- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred:

- IT Diploma/Degree
- Certifications (i.e. regulatory knowledge - FICA / RE etc.):

- Mainframe System Specific Certifications
- Experience from the job description: Minimum required experience (essential disqualifier - relevant industry experience):

- 10 - 15 years Mainframe System Specific experience of which
- 5 years includes operational IT experience

Skills (Technologies, systems, or software knowledge etc.):

- Mainframe skills (Platform, Software and Database)
- zOS Mainframe Systems programmer



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