Mainframe Capacity Planner

The senior-level Capacity Planner will manage mainframe client accounts, ensuring optimal performance, developing KPI metrics, and providing recommendations for improvements. This role involves identifying and performing detailed analyses to support performance optimization and proactive problem-solving. The planner also provides mentorship, technical leadership, and support for onboarding new clients and existing ones.

Requirements

• Mainframe experience (z-series, zos operating system etc.)
• Mainframe scripting/programing experience, utilizing JCL and/or other coding languages
• Statistical tool like SAS, MXG expertise
• Manage multiple projects with minimal support and shifting priorities
• Support multiple client environments each having unique requirements and requests
• Understanding of SMF data flow
• Weekend support infrequent but possible
• Support team on-call rotation
• KPI identification and definition
• Developing client forecasting models
• Mainframe resources possess zCP3000 experience
• Perform Analytical Modeling with tools used to right-size solutions
• Masterframe resources IBM pricing concepts and SCRT experience
• Perform comprehensive impact analysis of system performance parameters on the OS and support subsystems
• Proficient in identifying performance issues
• Client Onboarding and outmigration project support responsibilities
• Provide mentoring, technical consultation, training, and knowledge sharing
• Lead and mentor on high complexity assignments
• Establish strong relationships with teams and outsource partners