Technology Architect – -Mainframe

Role: Technology Architect – -Mainframe
📍Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid- 3 days in office)
💼Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Pay Rate – $100/HR C2C.
Must Haves:
•         10+ years’ experience providing oversight to support mainframe infrastructure.
•         Demonstrated experience overseeing refresh and transition activities, as well as team resources associated with the migration.
•         Demonstrated experience with replacement of large enterprise complex services and hardware at large critical locations.
•         Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of modern Data Centre service models combined with a solid background in contemporary Data Centre approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
•         Provide Operational Support for sustaining the day-to-day operations of Mainframe Software and program products.
•         Provide decommissioning support for Mainframe software and program products
•         Daily operational changes, Incident/problem management.
•         Provide on call/standby support when required. Closure of tickets in a timely manner, Keeping clients/management up to date on ticket status.
•         Must adhere to Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics, device maintenance.
•         Providing technical MOP for all changes, ability to provide acquire system captures and articulate/document capture and point or root cause.
•         Ability to work on Mainframe project activities along with all keep the lights on (KTLO) activities such as O/S, and maintenance upgrades.
•         Modernization efforts to reduce software costs with some products running on the mainframe (Software Optimization).
Skills
Evaluation Breakdown
1. Enterprise Tier 4 Mainframe Infrastructure experience – 30%
Parameters:
•         10+ years’ experience providing oversight to support mainframe infrastructure.
•         Demonstrated experience overseeing refresh and transition activities, as well as team resources associated with the migration.
•         Demonstrated experience with replacement of large enterprise complex services and hardware at large critical locations.
•         Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of modern Data Centre service models combined with a solid background in contemporary Data Centre approaches.
2. Recent experience – 10%
Parameters:
•         Within 3 years.
3. Documentation and Communication Skills – 15%
Parameters:
•         Demonstrated experience with assisting transition and refresh.
•         Demonstrated experience in change management activities.
•         Demonstrated ability for strong documentation and writing skills.