Senior Systems Programmer

Spectraforce Technologies
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
Mar 13, 2025
Role Name: Senior Systems Programmer Location: Columbia, SC (Partially Onsite, 3 days on site per week and as needed Hours) Duration: 12 Months C2 clearance eligibility is required Job Summary: Duties/About the role: Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery expertise for systems software. 40% Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution. Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately. 35% Coordinate installation, testing, and maintenance of systems software. Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact. 10% Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure. To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. 10% Cross train in all areas of systems programming in order to efficiently perform on-call rotation. 5% Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software. Day to Day: Day to day operation is supporting the Main Frame z/OS to include updating JCL, monitoring system logs via SDFS. Preparation for disaster recovery exercises to include several weekly meetings. During the recoveries requires to recovery the z/OS and other applications as outlined in runbook. Managing hardware/software support licenses to include submitting purchase requisitions. Work environment: Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. Team Info/Team name: This team is dedicated to supporting the external customer acting as a secondary portability and disaster recovery site. Currently there are 4 team members one manager. We support distributed and main frame systems. Job Requirements: Required Experience: 6 Years IT work experience including varied systems programming experience. Required EDU: 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 Software and Tools (Hands on experience required): Standard office equipment. MS Office z/OS, JCL, SDSF, Dataset management Required Skills and Abilities: Strong analytical and logical thinking skills. Strong understanding of systems programming, graphical user interfaces, control languages, development, quality assurance, and implementation strategies of systems software. Thorough understanding of currently utilized systems programming productivity tools and their use. Ability to review and analyze systems software and recommend performance solutions. Soft skills: Strong Communication and troubleshooting skills. Nice to have/Preferred skills: Knowledge of DASD management, z/OS HMC management, APF knowledge, DB2, CICS, MQ, BMC MF applications.