Performance and Capacity Consultant

Position: Performance and Capacity Consultant

We at Raise are hiring a Performance and Capacity for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

What are the top responsibilities of this role?

• Performance Mgmt. is responsible for measuring, analyzing, reporting and tuning the performance of existing IT resources.
• Capacity Planning is responsible to plan for optimal IT resources required to fulfill current and future requirements. Data collection and reporting.
• Use, install and upgrade system tools.
• Participate in DR tests. .
• This position also requires to make architecture improvement solution recommendations to the account team and do the presentations to the client.
• Maintenance and administration of software tools like MICS, MXG and SAS are part of the position responsibilities.
  
  

Who are the primary teams this person will work with?

• In support of client account, interaction with other mainframe support teams (Security, Automation, zOS, DB2, IMS) as well as the IBM Account team and Project Managers
  
  

Which skills are must haves? (RequiredProfessional and Technical Expertise, Certifications, Languages, etc.) What are the specific numbers of years required for each skill?

• Facility to use and maintain those tools: Computer Associated MICS
• SAS
• zPCR (Processor Capacity Reference for IBM System z)
• zCP3000
• RMF I + II + III + Post Processing (Resource Measurement Facility)
• MXG
• WLM (Wrkload Manager)
  
  

Preferred Skills

Which skills are preferred, but not necessary? (Ex. Professional and Technical Expertise, Certifications, Languages, etc.) What are the specific numbers of yearspreferred for each skill?:

• Experience using Problem and Change tools. Experience using Micro soft Word , Excel and Lotus Notes. Adobe Acrobat.
  
  

What types of technologies and trends, beyond the requirements, should someone in this role be passionate about?

• Overall desire to understand the mainframe environment and how it can interface to other platforms.
  
  

What is the value proposition for this role? Why would someone want to be part of this group?

• This role allows great opportunities io interact and provide leadership to other teams. Have the chance to set direction and design as new techology is introduced to the envrionment.
  
  

Is industry experience required?

• If yes, please detail.: Yes. This role is demanding. It requires a deep understanding of how zOS and MF functions and interacts with the other mainframe components. This is key for designing, maintaining and preforming problem resolution.
  
  

What personality traits would make a person successful in this role:

• Self motivator, Detail oriented, Good problem solver, Sound logic skills. Ability to maintain composure under pressure. Good verbal and written communication skills. Personal desire to always improve.
  
  

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