Mainframe Performance Specialist

Mainframe Performance Specialist • 8+ years of strong experience in Mainframe performance specially Application performance tuning and optimization • Strong knowledge and expertise with programming and performance tuning of Online and Batch applications comprising DB2, CICS, PL/1, COBOL, MQ, JCL, SYNCSORT, Utilities, Datasets and Storage • Excellent working experience with performance management tools and products (like DB2 Explain, RMFMON 3, Strobe, APA, CICS Performance Analyzer and the Omegamon products) • Strong knowledge of SMF record types and sub-types • Ability to drive proactive performance management • Have experience in reporting, presentations, Excel and other reporting tools • Prior experience as Mainframe System programmer and or capacity planning is also a plus Advantage - • Experience with ELK Stack • Prior experience as Mainframe System programmer and or capacity planning • Prior experience with Mainframe Modernization and Migration is a plus Other desired traits - • Technical agility • Team player, Self-starter • Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills • Analyse Mainframe Applications performance for both batch and online and recommend Application tuning opportunities • Provide recommendations to Application Development organizations for applications tuning • Help and guide Development organizations to implement tuning recommendations • Follow-up proactively with development organizations to track progress on tuning recommendations • Continuous exploration for optimization opportunities in Mainframe Systems and Online/Batch applications by gained experience and knowledge • Create & present performance reports/metrics with recommendations for best-in-class efficiency solutions • Report status to Management / stakeholders on overall tuning initiatives