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