Operations Analyst _ Mainframe
Sciente Consulting
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field;
- 1 to 2 years of experience in mainframe system operations, running batch job execution, and working with OPC;
- Able to work with Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) Job Control Language (JCL);
- Experience with MVS/ESA, OS390, and z/OS environments;
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
- Possess strong attention to detail;
- Strong collaboration skills and able to work with cross-functional teams.
- Has worked in the banking industry.
- Involved in directing job listings to the Development Environment for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to troubleshoot;
- Monitor System and Batch Console Messages, promptly addressing any abnormalities;
- Manage the restarting of subsystems such as CICS and OPC as necessary;
- Control batch job operations within OPC by rerunning, bypassing, holding, prioritizing, or canceling as needed;
- Coordinate and schedule batch jobs efficiently using OPC;
- Monitor resource contention, including datasets and tapes, for batch job operations;
- Download new configuration items to ATM machines as required;
- Keep a close watch on ATM Partner Links for any issues;
- Initiate or halt batch initiators to adjust batch concurrency based on operational hours;
- Restore EOS Reports following instructions from Business Users;
- Handle cancellations of Changeman Deployment Packages efficiently;
- Purge hung CD processes to maintain system efficiency;
- Conduct daily startup checks of the Disaster Recovery (DR) Environment to validate replicated images from Production;
- Promptly escalate to SMEs or the Command Center in the event of batch job failures or critical checkpoint job misses;
- Monitor system resources including Jess Pool, CPU Utilization, CICS Max Tasks, Long Running Transactions, and Jobs.