Mainframe Systems Engineer

ALTA IT Services is staffing a contract to hire opportunity for a Mainframe Systems Engineer to support a leading health insurance customer. 
Mainframe Systems Programmer
Washington, DC (Mostly remote, onsite for meetings as needed)
6 Months Contract to Hire
8-10 Years' Experience of senior Mainframe Systems Programmer background is required Infrastructure Engineer with a hands-on experience Building robust Mainframe environments Scripting and process Automation experience Required Extensive knowledge of Mainframe Systems methodology and frameworks The position requires advance knowledge of configurating Development and Production environments comprised of the below listed components: 5-10 years of z/OS Systems Programming experience CICS TS for z/OS CICS Webservices MQ for z/OS DB2 for z/OS Control-M for z/OS IBM System Automation for z/OS REXX Programming z/OSMF – Working Knowledge of Workflows Candidate will be supporting various project teams and their mainframe related needs on a day-to-day basis.
Candidate will be leveraging their skills to automate configuration processes on the mainframe using above toolset. Extensive knowledge of MQ Series Extensive SDLC experience with some development or Systems programming experience Ability to analyze and trouble-shoot Mid-tier/infrastructure issues. Very strong verbal and written communication skills (Critical) Ability to facilitate technical requirements gathering and design sessions Collaborate and interpret business and technical needs Excellent attention to detail and quality work products (Critical) Strong customer service skills with internal and external customers (Critical) Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision (Critical) Strong analytical and documentation skills Excellent time management ability (Critical) #M2