Systems Programmer

Are you a Systems Programmer looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in systems programming in a mainframe environment?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work remotely with our client in NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Responsible for effectively installing, configuring, operating, and maintaining large systems software and related infrastructure.
• Ensures operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values.
• Participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.
• Provide after-hour support as necessary for project implementations or responding to incidents.
• Determine the root cause, identify a permanent resolution, and implement the fix.
• Complete final review and approval of documentation created or updated by less experienced staff.
• Use tools to help automate processes and make systems more efficient, manageable, available, and secure.
• Participate in and support capacity planning and developing long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with Engineering and Architecture.
• Respond to and resolve incidents; work with vendors to identify and implement fixes.
• Use advanced diagnostic skills to troubleshoot issues.
• Guide incidents to less experienced staff.
• Identify root causes of system issues and work with partner teams to fix the cause.
• Provide expert problem-solving of technical incidents based on mastery of the system and adjoining systems.
• Guide less experienced team members.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with its Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brand.
• Maintain the client's internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points and any issues external regulators raise.
• In this role, you will develop and implement automated solutions in the mainframe modernization and z/OS environments.
• Our goal is to save our used users time, enhance their daily experience, and improve the quality of data captured.
• Design, build, and implementation of mainframe modernization projects.
• Utilize REXX, TSO, ISPF, DB2, and batch JCL to create interactive utilities and perform batch processing.
• Support existing solutions leveraging OPS/MVS and System Automation for z/OS.
• Provide support for vendor-provided applications.
• Perform Proof of Concept exercises for potential vendor-provided applications
• Assist other mainframe team members and departments by identifying and automating processes and tasks that can benefit from automation.
• Work with application teams and business users to understand their requirements, develop a proposed solution, and build the agreed-upon utility or batch process.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $34.61 - $57.68/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Temp (12 Months).

Sounds like a good fit?

APPLY TODAY

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in systems programming in a mainframe environment.
• Minimum of 7 years experience reading and digesting technical information.
• Minimum of 7 years experience interpreting or discussing information with others, which involves terminology or concepts unfamiliar to many people.
• Minimum of 7 years experience leading technical teams toward a common goal or project within a larger project.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in project management.
• Minimum of 7 years experience with REXX, TSO, ISPF, DB2, batch JCL.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in CA7, PanAPT, PanValet, IDZ, ADDI, Visual Studio, and Mainframe DevOps tools and concepts.
• Minimum of 7 years experience with OPS/MVS or IBM System Automation for z/OS.

• Master's Degree.
• Certifications or special training in Related Technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and container orchestration
• Experience using GIT, GITLAB, etc.
• Scripting experience with Shell and Python.
• Experience with z/OS UNIX shell & OMVS commands.
• Experience with Ansible for Z.
• Experience with DB2 ISPF and SAS/WPS.
• Detail-oriented.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good customer focus, including proven experience managing customer needs and multiple work priorities.
• OPS/MVS
• System Automation for z/OS (SA)
• Coding

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.