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Senior z/OS Communications Systems Programmer – ALC Specialist
Location
Connecticut + 3 moreAll locations: Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Massachusetts
Posted
14 days ago
Salary
$105.5K - $195.9K / year
Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglishTcp/ip
Job Description
• Write, debug, and maintain custom high-performance code written in Assembler Language Code (ALC/BAL) to support a communications application.
• Perform advanced diagnostics, including reading and analyzing system dumps (SVC, ABEND) and network traces to identify and resolve complex, intermittent communications failures at the memory and instruction level.
• Develop and maintain complex JCL and REXX scripts for message processing automation, monitoring, and problem recovery.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of direct, hands-on experience as an IBM z/OS Systems Programmer supporting high-volume transactional or communications environments.
- Expert-level proficiency in Assembler Language Code (ALC/BAL) is mandatory, with specific experience writing system for communications protocols (TCP/IP).
- Deep understanding of IBM z/Architecture , z/OS kernel operation, and cross-memory services.
- Experience with advanced debugging tools (e.g., IPCS) and specialized performance monitoring utilities (e.g., OMEGAMON, NetView).
- Strong knowledge of network protocols in the mainframe context (TCP/IP).
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on critical system failures.
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field.
- Current IBM Systems Programmer certification for z/OS.
- Familiarity with mainframe security products (e.g., RACF, ACF2) as they relate to network access and channel security.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- employee wellness
- life and disability insurance
- retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- paid time off
