Mainframe Analyst
Hybrid
Manchester, United Kingdom
Freelance
26-02-2025
Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior Mainframe Technical Analyst
Location: Manchester
Start Date: 10/03/2025
Job Type: Contract
As a Senior Technical Analyst (Ops Analyst) in the Mainframe Support Team, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our core banking platform. Your responsibilities will include technical testing, environment management, and deployment of mainframe components from test environments to live production. You will work independently and collaboratively, ensuring the successful delivery of testing strategies while driving improvements and efficiencies within the team.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
• Mainframe Testing & Execution: Manage the scope, modify JCL, and execute mainframe testing based on technical design documents, incorporating internal and external system interfaces.
• Component Preparation & Deployment: Prepare and promote new and modified program objects, JCL, PROCLIBS, Parmlibs, and operational documentation for production use.
• Test Strategy & Execution: Develop and oversee mainframe test strategies, execute test regimes (JCL and Batch), and report progress, results, and defects.
• Code Deployment & Validation: Support SIT, UAT, OAT, and performance testing, ensuring seamless code deployment and data validation.
• Production Job Scheduling: Provide CA-7 scheduling instructions for creating and modifying production job schedules.
• Implementation & Go-Live Support: Contribute to the creation of Production Implementation Plans and provide go-live and warranty support, including occasional overnight and weekend work.
• Stakeholder Communication: Liaise with peers, domain test managers, IT departments, business teams, and third parties to ensure clear technical and analytical communication.
• Process Improvement & Research: Identify areas for process improvement, assess environmental/testing constraints, and analyze their impact.
• Workload Management: Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing workload effectively.
• Technical Skill Development: Continuously enhance technical skills to meet evolving project demands.
• Quality Assurance & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with QA standards and SDLC processes, proactively managing risks and issues.
Required Skills/Experience
• Mainframe Expertise: Strong understanding of z/OS, TSO, ISPF, JCL, CICS, TWS, CA-7, CA-11, Alchemist, Endevor, Connect Direct, File Manager, Datacom, IBM Utilities.
• Testing & Support Experience: Proven track record in mainframe operations, testing, and deployment for major projects.
• QA & SDLC Knowledge: Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), QA processes, and industry benchmarks.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to manage risks and project-level issues.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and engage effectively at all levels.
• Cross-Platform Testing Experience: Exposure to functional and non-functional testing across multiple applications and environments.
• Educational Background: Degree/postgraduate qualification, IBM professional certification, or equivalent experience.
• Software Proficiency: Working knowledge of tools such as Jira, SMAX, and other industry-standard applications
About the Company
With over 25 years in the technology recruitment sector, Square One is an award-winning specialist recruitment agency. Based in London, we manage recruitment on an international scale with clients ranging from start-ups to global corporations. Our goal is to offer a comprehensive recruitment service for our clients, building long-term relationships with them to ensure candidates receive the best career opportunities possible. Our consultants continually upskill, ensuring that they're at the forefront of industry, market an... Know more
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