Mainframe Automation Engineer - DXC Technology - Hyderabad, India
(2021-08)
Mainframe Automation Engineer,In the AMS Region, August 2021-April 2023. Mainframe Automation Engineer, EMEA Region, April 2023-Present. Supported Clients: EMEA - FedEx, Zurich, London Markets, Xerox Europe, SKF, OKQ8, COOP. AMS - Nissan, Xerox, Arcelor Mittal, Tops Market, Ryder, Nassu, XPO, Delphi, AGCO, Western Union, ELIT, ALLY
- Expertise in execution & implementation of changes and upgrades like SYSVIEW(16.0,17.0),OPSMVS Extension,and R14 upgrades to the CA OPSMVS systems.
- Hands-on experience in the Migration project on CA-OPS/MVS to System Automation(SA).
- Creating new LPAR & making the LPARs UP through Automation.
- Hands-on experience in merging two LPARs into one LPAR.
- Developed the AOF rules to automate the actions through time of day, message,command-based events, or other jobs.
- In-depth knowledge of SSM and adding/removing started tasks to the system manager(SSM) table.
- In-depth knowledge of IBM System Automation for z/OS - Operations Monitoring.
- In-depth knowledge of IBM System Automation for z/OS - Defining Automation Entry Types like Enterprise,Group,System,Application,Application Group,Timers,Service Periods
- Implemented message and event-based automation to proactively handle system alerts.
- Modeled resource relationships and dependencies to ensure correct startup and shutdown sequencing.
- Automated start, stop, and recovery procedures for mainframe applications, reducing manual operational effort.
- Debugging REXX programs, Root cause analysis, and performing necessary changes.
- Automated alert notifications like emailing, ticketing, paging, and console alerts by REXX.
- Expertise in analysing the problem & performing the required work around to fix the issue.
- Participated in IPL support and ensured smooth automation initialization post-IPL.
- Worked closely with system programmers and operations teams to stabilize environments.
- Worked on P1,P2, and P3 incidents and fixed them within SLA period.Performed pre/post Automation checkouts during Disaster Recovery(DR) and Z/OS upgrades.
- Led and executed the critical message alerts for DB2, CICS, and MQ regions by REXX.
- Good knowledge of the updating of the tasks active/passive
- Performed Automation things for LPAR Move,SM9 to SNOW conversion activities.
- Maintaining & monitoring System Health checks.
- Handling request through SM9 and SNOW ticketing tools.
- Provided On-Call support for automation issues for multiple clients.Managed documentation efforts related to the design, installation, and operation of automated systems, ensuring accurate records were maintained for future reference.
- Participated in root cause analysis efforts to resolve complex issues related to automated performance.
- Served as the primary point of contact for all inquiries related to automation performance, troubleshooting issues as they arose, and implementing corrective actions when necessary.
