Job Description :
Client: State of DE - Direct
Rate: Market
Job Title: Mainframe Operator
Location: Dover, DE
Duration: 12 Months
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person
Required Skills:
* Prior experience with work experience with z/OS JCL Required 5 Years
* Recent prior experience as a computer operator in an IBM mainframe environment Required 5 Years
* Prior experience troubleshooting mainframe systems and jobs Required 5 Years
* Prior experience with TSO and CICS Required 5 Years
* Prior work experience operating a mainframe environment that INCLUDES batch job scheduling Required 5 Years
* Good verbal and written communication skills Required
* Recent prior experience with work experience with client server.
Required 5 Years Prior experience working with swing shift/rotating shift environments Highly desired
Question 1 What is the candidate''s earliest possible date of start?
Question 3 Where is the candidate geographically located (City/State
Question 4 Is the candidate able to interview in person for the position?
Question 5 When was last time this contractor worked on IBM Mainframes as an operator?
Question 6 Is the candidate able to work weekends and overnight shifts?
Question 7 Does the contractor understand and accept the rotating swing shift listed in the requisition?
Job Description:
The Computer Operator (CO) is responsible for the preparation and operation of teleprocessing computers and peripheral equipment.
The Computer Operator (CO) is responsible for the preparation and operation of teleprocessing computers and peripheral equipment. The Computer Operator works on various mainframe and network equipment to troubleshoot issues =
and restore operability based on established procedures of the State DTI.The Computer Operator also monitors the computer and network infrastructure, data center environmental controls and physical security systems to take =
appropriate action as required.
Preferred Education: 2 year college degree or equivalent technical study in computer operations field
Role Description:
-Operate multiple systems and computers for enterprise wide systems.
-Monitors all production jobs that run on the mainframe and the client server environment at DTI
-Monitors all essential systems and applications consistently.
-Interact with the Mainframe and Data Baes staff at DTI, the UI IT staff, end users and managers.
-Solicit calls to IBM and OMB(facilities) vendors for maintenance or problems on equipment and building related issues.
-Schedule batch jobs from requests. Also, making batch job changes per request.
-Prepare tapes for offsite storage and receiving tapes coming back from off site storage
-Perform building and Data Center walkthroughs.
-Escort visitors to Data Centers or other secured areas.
-Deal with confidential data on a daily basis.
This position is a swing shift position. This position will rotate, monthly, from a shift of 7:00 AM-7:00 PM to an opposite shift of 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
Also, the schedule fluctuates with the pattern of 5 days off, 5 days on,2 days off, 2 days on (repeat This results in weeks where the contractor will work 40 hours and others working 35 hours.