Skills

Communication ServiceNow GitHub Monitoring Jenkins Quality Assurance Customer Service Linux Database Management Backup and Restore Programming

Job Specifications

Job Title: Systems Programmer III

Location: Columbia, SC (Partial Onsite – at least 3 days per week (Tuesday – Thursday) and as needed.)

Duration: 11 months

Note:

C2 Eligibility is Required
Credit check is required
overtime, travel, on call, weekends, off hours As needed
Work Hours - 8am – 5 pm

Work Environment:

Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.

Day to Day:

A typical day for a zVM administrator usually starts with checking system health—reviewing logs, monitoring alerts, and ensuring servers and critical services are running smoothly.
By the end of the day, a zVM admin ensures systems are stable, secure, and ready for whatever workloads come next.
Performs operational support for zVM environment: Work tickets, perform upgrades, participate in disaster recovery exercises.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
Comprehension of advanced data storage techniques, basic database philosophy, database management, and advanced programming techniques.
Understand the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of systems changes.
Solid understanding of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use.
Solid understanding of quality assurance and implementation strategies of systems software.
Able to acquire knowledge of programming languages and tools used in the department.
Able to analyze software specifications for completeness and compatibility with operation systems.

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree

Required Work Experience:

4 Years IT experience including varied programming experience.

Required Technologies:

zVM, RACF, Operations Manager, IBM Backup and Restore Manager, IBM Tape Manager

Nice To Have:

ServiceNow, REXX Coding, Linux skills, Jenkins, GitHub.

Soft Skills:

Written and oral communication to communicate with customers as well as clearly articulate work with peers and management, customer service, initiative to address things before someone else has to tell you.

About the Company

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