Job Details

• 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
• Create & present performance reports/metrics with recommendations for best in class efficiency solutions
• Report status to Management / stakeholders on overall tuning initiatives

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Mainframe Application performance tuning and performance management
• Strong knowledge and expertise with Online and Batch applications comprising

1. DB2
2. CICS
3. PL/1
4. COBOL
5. MQ
6. WebSphere

• Ability to analyse the CPU/storage utilization and present recommendations for tuning opportunities
• Ability to drive proactive performance management
• Excellent working experience with performance management tools and products (like SAS, MXG, CA-MICS, Strobe and the Omegamon products)
• Strong knowledge of SMF record types and sub-types
• Have experience in reporting, presentations, Excel and other reporting tools

Other desired Skills:

• Technical agility
• Planning skills
• Ability to engineer solid technical proposals
• Team player, Self-starter
• Willing to take accountability and drive projects/tasks to completion
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to relate technical issues to non-technical personnel