Job descriptionWe are seeking a Systems Administrator / Operations Support Specialist to join the Operations Control Centre (OCC). This role is critical for the end-to-end monitoring and management of large-scale infrastructure, including Mainframe (z/OS), UNIX, Windows servers, and network devices. You will be responsible for ensuring the availability of essential, time-sensitive, and public-facing applications. The position involves both digital monitoring and physical "Smart Hands" support within the data center cages, including coordinating hardware repairs and managing high-priority incident escalations.
Pay Rate: $330.15- $369.56/Diem
Advantages
- Critical Infrastructure Impact: Play a vital role in maintaining the availability of high-visibility, public-facing services.
- Diverse Technical Exposure: Work across a massive hybrid environment involving Mainframe, UNIX, Windows, and specialized network security cages.
- Shift Work Stability: Benefit from a structured 24/7/365 environment with clear escalation paths and vendor support protocols.
- Professional Growth: Opportunity to participate in Disaster Recovery exercises, audits, and modern "Shift Left" or "Agile Monitoring" initiatives.
Responsibilities
- 24/7 Infrastructure Monitoring: Perform continuous monitoring of mainframe, midrange servers, storage, and network peripherals to ensure availability as per defined SLAs.
- Mainframe & System Support: Support large z/OS mainframe systems, implementing change requests and taking prompt action to triage outages or escalate to Tier 2/3 and vendors.
- Incident & Change Management: Respond to high-priority incidents, initiate established recovery procedures, and participate in service restoration meetings.
- Datacenter Physical Support: Provide onsite "Smart Hands" services, including physical intervention to devices in Justice and PKI cages, and escorting vendor support for hardware repairs.
- Patching & Maintenance: Coordinate and provide operational updates, upgrades, and security patches for various platforms.
- Audit & Recovery: Participate in yearly SysTrust audits and semi-annual Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises to ensure organizational resilience.
- Reporting & Analytics: Use Power BI and the Office 365 suite to create operational updates, procedural documentation, and performance reports.
Qualifications
- z/OS Mainframe Expertise: 5–8+ years of demonstrated experience supporting and monitoring large-scale z/OS mainframe systems.
- Server & Network Management: Broad knowledge of UNIX and Wintel (Windows) server hardware components and end-to-end system management.
- Service Management Tools: Proficiency with enterprise tools such as eSMT, Remedy, and CIT.
- ITIL Framework: Strong understanding of ITIL principles, specifically Incident and Change Management processes.
- Monitoring Tools: Demonstrated experience with system and application monitoring performance tools in a high-pressure environment.
- Modern Productivity & Data Tools: Proficient in Microsoft 365 for collaboration and Power BI for data visualization and analytics.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for technical documentation and executive reporting.
Summary
If you are a Systems Administrator with deep z/OS Mainframe knowledge and the technical versatility to provide "Smart Hands" support in a high-stakes data center, we encourage you to apply today!
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