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This role is responsible for system administration, software installation and upgrades, troubleshooting, performance tuning, security compliance, disaster recovery support, and technical documentation. The ideal candidate will have experience with IBM mainframe technologies, change management processes, and supporting mission-critical systems in a highly regulated environment.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nAdminister, install, configure, upgrade, and maintain IBM CICS, MQ, and related software environments on IBM z/OS mainframe platforms.\nTroubleshoot and resolve system abends, outages, and performance issues using logs, traces, dumps, and monitoring tools.\nMaintain secure and compliant environments in accordance with STIG/SRG, DoD, and cybersecurity requirements.\nPerform software installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, and implementation activities across multiple mainframe environments.\nManage MQ environments, including queue managers, channels, queues, backup processing, and web services administration.\nDevelop and execute implementation, testing, recovery, and back-out plans for software and hardware changes.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, SOPs/TTPs, status reports, RCA reports, and installation procedures.\nUtilize SMP/E, JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX, CLIST, COBOL, and related IBM utilities to support system operations and automation.\nCoordinate change management, incident management, CAB activities, and cross-functional implementation efforts using government-approved processes and tools.\nProvide technical guidance, customer support, mentoring, and training to government personnel, junior technicians, and project teams.\n\nQualifications:\n\nMinimum 8 years of experience required.\nBachelor's degree or equivalent experience and training\nClearance Requirement: Secret\nCertification Requirement: One of the following IAT Level I certification - A+ CE, Network+ CE, SSCP or CCNA Security\n\nAbout Us\n\nDiné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation-owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. 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These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law.\n\nWe participate in E-Verify.\n\nDDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. 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