Job Title:Mainframe Decommissioning
Location: Denver, CO
Duration: 3+ Months
Position Description:
Sr. Mainframe Technical Resource/Lead (specializing in application and scheduling support)
Objective:
Investigate and document mainframe processes/applications sufficiently to migrate the workload to alternative architecture or decommission the processes.
Responsibilities:
· Collaborating with OIT resources build documentation templates for the decommissioning and migration effort.
· Collaborate with OIT and business resources investigating these mainframe processes determining whether they need to be decommissioned or migrated to alternative technology.
· Research mainframe JCL, procs, source code to determine the requirements for migrating these processes off the mainframe or decommissioning these processes
· Identify active mainframe workload.
· Document those processes sufficiently that need to be migrated off the mainframe to alternative technology.
· Document those processes sufficiently that need to be decommissioned.
· Use of enterprise reporting tools to track and report progress and status.
· Potentially assist in writing RFP
Deliverables (not limited to):
· Documentation Template(s), approved by the Project Lea
· Migration
· Decommissioning
· Meeting artifacts
· System documentation for required migration activities meeting the requirements identified in the Problem Statement
· System documentation for decommissioning activities meeting the requirements identified in the Problem Statement
· Creation of User Stories, Product Backlog Items with articulated Acceptance Criteria
· For data files and elements, establishing data dictionary and definition of all data transformation rules
· Weekly Project Status reports
· Project schedule
· Other project documentation as required
Required Skill Set:
Mainframe knowledge (*must have knowledge)
COBOL*
CICS
VSAM*
JCL*
CA 7 Scheduling Module*
TSO
Experience in various mainframe utilities to be able to complete the required documentation. Knowledge of Proclib and other mainframe utilities
Excellent writing skills
Analytical mind set