Legacy System Programmer/Research P00066

The University of Maryland’s Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program (PSTTAP) is seeking a Legacy System Programmer/Researcher.  The successful candidate will be assigned to the State of Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (ITCD) in Reisterstown, Maryland.  The DPSCS is in the process of improving the technical services that it provides to its organizations.  In particular, it is striving to maintain and provide information and communications services throughout DPSCS to criminal justice agencies and to the public.

 

Researching user needs, installing, maintaining and turning the operating system or other supporting software products for the department’s IBM mainframe computer, thereby ensuring the availability of computer resources to the law enforcement and correctional communities. This position also involves conducting/ researching capacity planning studies, system analysis; researching/producing system statistics and documentation; implementing, testing and fine tuning new systems; performing ongoing systems maintenance and troubleshooting computer malfunctions; assisting the preparation of disaster recovery plans. This individual will provide technical assistance and advice to the Department’s application programming staff. This position may be required to work on evenings, weekends and holidays and may be subject to call-in. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Five to seven years of experience in any of the following areas:

 

Installing, maintaining, and monitoring any of the following software products, OS/390, z/OS, Transaction Server (CICS), DB2, IMS, Websphere MQ, CA- LIBRARIAN, CA-Top Secret, CA-TLMS and BMC Control M. Experience should include the using of OS/390, z/OS, JES2, ISPF, SMP/E, SDSF, TSO/E, TMON monitor products, SAS, AbendAid, Xpediter, CA-LIBRARIAN, CA-TLMS and CA-Top Secret. Industry knowledge and experience in criminal justice information would be a plus.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Technology, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field to include coursework in systems analysis and applications programming using fourth generation or other generally accepted programming languages from an accredited 4 year college or university.

 

Experience: Five year’s experience installing, maintaining, and tuning the mainframe operating system, or subsystems.

 

Special Requirements: Applicants are subject to a criminal records check before appointment. A criminal conviction may be grounds for rejection of the applicant by the hiring agency.

 

Licenses, Registration and Certificates: Employees may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license in the State of Maryland.

 

 

 

Email resume to:

cdozier@dpscs.state.md.us

 

 

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

 

Contact Information

 

  Email: cdozier@dpscs.state.md.us

Reference Code: P00066