Mainframe Performance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Analyse Mainframe Applications performance for both batch and online and recommend Application tuning opportunities
• Provide recommendations to Application Development organizations for applications tuning
• Help and guide Development organizations to implement tuning recommendations
• Follow-up proactively with development organizations to track progress on tuning recommendations
• Continuous exploration for optimization opportunities in Mainframe Systems and Online/Batch applications by gained experience and knowledge
• Create & present performance reports/metrics with recommendations for best-in-class efficiency solutions
• Report status to Management / stakeholders on overall tuning initiatives

Additional Responsibilities

Advantage –

• Experience with ELK Stack
• Prior experience as Mainframe System programmer and or capacity planning
• Prior experience with Mainframe Modernization and Migration is a plus

Other desired traits –

• Technical agility
• Team player, Self-starter
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Technical and Professional Requirements

• 8+ years of strong experience in Mainframe performance specially Application performance tuning and optimization
• Strong knowledge and expertise with programming and performance tuning of Online and Batch applications comprising DB2, CICS, PL/1, COBOL, MQ, JCL, SYNCSORT, Utilities, Datasets and Storage
• Excellent working experience with performance management tools and products (like DB2 Explain, RMFMON 3, Strobe, APA, CICS Performance Analyzer and the Omegamon products)
• Strong knowledge of SMF record types and sub-types
• Ability to drive proactive performance management
• Have experience in reporting, presentations, Excel and other reporting tools
• Prior experience as Mainframe System programmer and or capacity planning is also a plus

Preferred Skills

• Mainframe Technologies- ALL

Educational Requirements

Master Of Engineering,Master Of Technology,MCA,Bachelor Of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology,BCA