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NOVA Corporation

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Technology • B2B • SaaS

NOVA Corporation is a leading provider of advanced technological solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency and productivity across various sectors. With a strong focus on innovation, NOVA Corporation develops cutting-edge software and hardware products that serve business and consumer markets alike. The company's mission is to empower organizations with the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 1999

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Provide planning, development of implementation and installation plans for IBM mainframe projects, including timelines and milestones • Use SMP/e and IBM system utilities to create, populate, update and configure required datasets and parameter libraries for installations/upgrades • Create and deliver detailed installation/upgrade documentation using government specified processes and formats • Use IBM SMP/e to receive and apply z/OS and related software, interpret SMP/e output messages, and manage software installation packages • Create, define and manage system and user catalogs using catalog management utilities • Diagnose and resolve IBM z/OS system abends and abnormal operating environment problems using system logs, traces, dumps, and job output • Create, populate, secure and troubleshoot IBM z/OS USS file systems and mount points; manage the USS environment • Create/update and debug z/OS parameters (PARMLIB) using government processes and procedures • Plan, create and update documentation for z/OS software/hardware installation/upgrades • Analyze and debug batch processing issues using z/OS job processing; understand dispatching priorities and security integration • Use z/OS communications products including VTAM, TCP/IP, and FTP • Create, update, and debug JES2 parameters and statements • Use storage management tools and techniques (DFHSM, ADRDSSU, SMS, virtual tape systems) for installation, upgrade and debugging

🎯 Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance required • IAT Level 1 certificate required • Must possess one of the following certifications: A+, CE, CCNA Security, Network+ CE, SSCP • Knowledge and experience with IBM System Modification Program/extended (SMP/e) • Experience with IBM system utilities (IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IDCAMS) • Ability to create, populate, update and configure datasets and parameter libraries • Experience creating and delivering installation/upgrade documentation per government standards • Ability to diagnose and resolve z/OS system abends using system logs, traces, and dumps • Experience managing IBM z/OS USS (UNIX Systems Services) file systems and mount points • Experience creating/updating and debugging z/OS PARMLIB parameters • Knowledge of z/OS job processing, dispatching priorities, and mainframe security products • Experience with z/OS communications products: VTAM, TCP/IP, FTP • Experience creating/updating and debugging JES2 parameters and statements • Familiarity with storage management tools: DFHSM, ADRDSSU, SMS, and virtual tape systems