Mainframe Data Engineer

$94,500 - $163,000/Yr

TIAA - Woodbridge Township, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Woodbridge Township, NJ

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About the position

The Mainframe Data Engineer at TIAA is responsible for delivering business solutions and projects to the data store team, focusing on data scrambling of Adabas and VSAM within the mainframe environment. This role involves documenting policies, standards, and procedures to ensure a consistent framework, while working under limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform mainframe Database Administration, implementation, and maintenance.
• Apply environment standards such as object naming, security, backup, recovery, and database administration.
• Resolve database performance, capacity, and other database related issues.
• Manage database backup, recovery and standby.
• Prepare, maintain, and execute disaster recovery plans.
• Perform standard administration of mainframe files like copying and transferring.
• Oversight of ITIL Change/Incident management.
• May require on-call scheduling to support disaster recovery and implementations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience supporting mainframe data platform on z/OS mainframe operating system.
• Basic knowledge of relational databases.
• Familiar with ITIL Change/Incident management best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Test Data Management support for masking and scrambling of Adabas, VSAM and DB2.
• Prior experience supporting applications in a production environment.
• Familiar with an understanding of writing scripts to automate and schedule the jobs (Reorg, Runstats, Modify, Image copy, Restore, Load/ Unload, Repair etc.).
• Knowledge of RACF security tool and DB2.
• Familiarity with MS Office 365 Suite.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced work environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards package
• Superior retirement program
• Highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings