Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

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20%Under direction, serves as the Production Control Lead for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) performing coordinative functions for complex information processing operations:

• Assists subordinate staff in establishing critical production backups for environments on the mainframe according to agency standards.
• Performs library functions which includes the setup, scheduling, and submission of commands and mainframe production jobs to perform moves, purges, deletes, and restores of production files.
• Performs setup of jobs and schedules utilizing automated scheduling software such as, but not limited to, CA-Scheduler to ensure successful completions.
• Locates, analyzes, and resolves abends to achieve successful completions.
• Performs critical restores of production files, individual library members, or entire libraries and responds to calls for assistance on a local/regional/statewide basis.
• Reviews the work of lower-level staff verifying various backups for system catalogs, production libraries, and environments (Job Control Language (JCL), source, control and programs) are scheduled and completed successfully.
• Resolves problems associated with backups.
• Assists Supervisor with the maintenance of Disaster Recovery (DR) procedural documentation for Library functions within the mainframe environment.
• Assists Supervisor with performance of DR restores and participates in all required DR testing for DoIT supported agencies.
• Assists Supervisor with training and maintenance of online view and report archival/distribution software such as but not limited to Document Direct/Mobius regions.
• Assists supervisor with the performance of functions associated as a Document Direct tester for Mobius regions.

20%Serves as designated lead worker:

• Assigns and reviews work.
• Provides guidance and training to assigned staff.
• Advises immediate supervisor regarding performance of staff.

15%Assists lower-level staff with the migration of all programs, control files, and procedures (Job Control Language (JCL)) within the various production libraries for DoIT supported agencies:

• Resolves problems associated with migrations such JCL errors, system and user abends or missing test and production members and/or missing DSNames.
• Identifies and analyzes error codes to determine corrective action/resolution to achieve desired results.
• Performs research analysis work utilizing Time Sharing Options (TSO/ISPF) functions within BlueZone (TN3270 sessions) and Online view and reports archival/distribution software, such as but not limited to Document Direct/Mobius in performance of duties.
• Works with Technical Services, Operations, and Application personnel to resolve all other problems.

10%Performs ongoing analysis, development, and maintenance of Disaster Recovery procedures for all production libraries and files which includes the systems that have been identified as critical applications referred to as Category One or life-threatening applications to ensure Disaster Recovery is accurate and all-encompassing for DoIT supported systems:

• Determines which applications are needed or needed to be restored first in an emergency crisis where a data center has limited or reduced processing capabilities. Works directly on these recovery functions with Mainframe support team, Development Teams, Supervisor and Management.
• Verifies completion of mainframe backup processing, maintains documentation, and ensures updated procedures are stored in secure location (Disaster Recovery library) and uploaded to One Drive to ensure accessibility when/if disaster strikes.
• As a designated participant, participates in the Disaster Recovery testing exercise for DoIT supported agencies.

10%Maintains and updates requests regarding Space Allocation Management System:

• Enters required information through submission of mainframe jobs to gather details regarding space, size, percentages, and performs pan scans.
• Submits mainframe jobs that compile statistics of mainframe space usage for production libraries.
• Monitors and analyzes outcome reports to determine if any or what action is needed and takes appropriate actions accordingly.
• Prepares and submits mainframe jobs that produce statistical reports regarding information pertaining to production libraries.
• Distributes the results of space usage reports to both the Production Libraries and Application users at DoIT supported agencies via email.

10%Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field:

Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on IT products, vendors, techniques and procedures.