Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree.
• Six (6) years of experience researching and reporting on system and/or application performance within a mainframe z/OS environment, within the last 10 years.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field.
• Experience with z/OS Db2, SQL and EXPLAINS to analyze SQL
• Experience with CICS 4.2 or higher in a z/OS environment
• Experience with Systems Software
• Experience with Workload Manager (WLM)
• Experience with Mainframe Change Control products (BMC’s ISPW or equivalent)
• Experience with SAS and MXG
• Experience with utility programs and products including: IDCAMS, CLISTS/REXX, SORT, TSO, JCL
• Documenting and teaching technical issues.
Substitution
One (1) additional year of experience with z/OS, DB2, or CICS within a z/OS environment may substitute for thirty (30) semester hours of educational requirement with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years).
SUMMARY OF PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires the incumbent to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (standing and walking) is routinely required to carry out some duties. It requires extensive computer, telephone and client/customer contact. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Marginal or corrected visual and auditory requirements are required for reading printed materials and computer screens and communicating with internal and external customers. May need to lift and transfer up to 35 pounds in a limited capacity.
Employees are required to use their personal mobile phones as a part of 2 factor/multi factor authentication for accessing CPA systems securely. You will also receive critical/emergency calls/texts on your cell phone to ensure immediate communication.
In this role you will:
• Responsible for IBM mainframe Performance and Capacity Planning duties. This includes:
o Provides technical support for users and mainframe application developers for performance related issues and recommends coding solutions or application design changes to solve the business problem or meet the business need, while emphasizing efficient coding practices
o Researches performance related problems and suggests solutions
o Reviews the mainframe system components and advises on Work Level Management (WLM) component priority management
o Coordinates mainframe application developers to analyze applications for performance improvements.
o Reviews mainframe batch schedules to suggest improvements in workload balancing, including application redesigns
o Studies the impact of new systems or code changes to the mainframe system.
o Proactively monitors job performance and performs analysis to determine reason for long running jobs. Suggests technical solutions for improving performance.
o Provides projected mainframe capacity studies for new mainframes and/or capacity increases.
• Coordinates studies and the preparation of reports that include study findings, recommendations, and instructions for proposed system implementations; formulates logical descriptions of problems; and devises and implements optimum solutions. Provides utilization, performance reports and other reports as requested to management. Designs, writes, runs, and maintains monthly CPU utilization reports utilizing SMF records and/or MXG records.
• Manages work activities for short and long range mainframe related assignments, communicating with management and other team members in a timely and effective manner. And performs other related duties as assigned.
• Plans, installs, maintains, upgrades and administers MXG, a 3rd party mainframe product and provides documentation for all software changes for that product.
• Participates in and performs mainframe disaster recovery activities for section including but not limited to, participating in disaster recovery hot site exercises and managing the mainframe Performance and Capacity Planning related jobs and schedules and updating documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned
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Important Note to the Candidate:
Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
MILITARY PREFERENCE
To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
Click on the occupational category for the position.
Additional MOS can be found at the State Auditor’s Office,
Military Crosswalk Guide.
The Texas Veterans Commission provides helpful employment information. Go to: http://www.texasskillstowork.com, http://www.onetonline.org, https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/ or www.careeronestop.org for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements and skill sets.
Applications submitted through Work in Texas:
Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete supplemental questions to be considered for the position. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile.
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