Technical Consultant

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
IT Specialists in this job role will have expertise in managing and operation of IT hardware software communications and/or application solutions and the resources required to plan for develop deliver and support properly engineered IT services and products to meet the needs of a business. Focus on Take-out projects replacing competitor softwares to IBM solutions on Z.

The scope of this job role includes preparation for new or changed services management of the change process and maintenance of regulatory legal and professional standards management of performance of systems and services in relation to their contribution to business performance and management of bought-in services including for example public network virtual private network and outsourced services. Typical examples of the deliverables are service-level reporting risk and contingency planning.

IT Specialists who primarily apply their technical skills in an internal or external customer billable services and implementation environment. The employee guides functional objectives or technologies.

Environment: Professional knowledge related to incumbent’s function/business unit and its processes.
Communication/Negotiation: Advise other professionals. Effectively utilize group dynamics. Negotiate to define approaches and goals.

Problem Solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives. Analyze situations and implement solutions or develop new system elements procedures or processes. Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.

Contribution/Leadership: Provides ongoing technical /operational guidance to lead professional work teams conducts special projects or manages department(s) (national or international). Understand department/ functional mission and vision. Defines and decides objectives within specified business concept or project and may have responsibility for tools and assigned resources. Utilizes expertise to directly influence people outside department or function.
Sometimes no precedent exists.

Impact on Business/Scope: Accountable for department results and for activities and/or projects involving multi- functional teams. Regularly participates in overall functional program planning. Activities are subject to business measurements impact customer satisfaction and impact project costs or expenses.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Solid experience in the area: z/OS Operational System.
z/OS environment and facilities (ie. TSO SDSF USS zFS etc.).
Base Software and its tools or facilities (ie CICS Db2 MQ).
Installation and configuration of products and/or tools (Parmlibs Proclibs SMPE etc.). Deploy or “life cycle code” in different levels or instances.
Problem Analysis and Best Practices implementation
Fluent English
Concepts of:
• Monitoring and Reporting (SMF RMF reporting tools)
• Communications (TCPIP)
• Security (RACF)
• Non z/OS platforms to improve the installation processes in cross platform solutions or services
• Cloud solutions
• Languages like REXX CLIST JCL Markup and others
Fluent English

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
COBOL language
Knowledge in other platforms like AS400