Z/OS Senior System Programmer, Italy

<b>About us:</b>We’re visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation solutions, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, financial institutions, central banks, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. We’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.At ION, we offer careers that provide many opportunities: To invent. To design. To collaborate. To build. To transform businesses and empower people around the world to do more, faster and better than before. Imagine what you can do and experience. This is where you can do your best work.Learn more at <a href="http://iongroup.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iongroup.com</a>.<span> </span><b>Your role:</b><u>Your duties and responsibilities</u><span> </span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Install, configure and manage the software in z/OS environment, both at lpar level and sysplex level</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Explore new z/OS features</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Maintain Z hw configuration and exploit hw features </span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Install new products and maintain them up to date by applying fixes or PTFs</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Provide support and advice to new projects</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Consult monitoring tools and capacity planning</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Investigate and solve issues with the technical support team</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Interact with other teams within the company and with Clients and Counterparties</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Provide and maintain documentation of the processes made</span><span>•</span><span>         </span><span>Analyze and manage the H.A. and Disaster Recovery procedures</span><br/><u>Other duties</u><span>We might ask you to perform other tasks and duties as your role expands.</span><span> </span><u>Your skills, experience, and qualifications required</u><span> </span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Master's degree in computer science/science</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Specific deep technical knowledge: z/OS system configuration, JES2 and common z/OS products, Device Management (Suite DFSMS) and z/OS operations</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Knowledge of the major distributed operating systems (Linux, Windows)</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Knowledge of information security standards and GDPR regulations</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Experience in programming </span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Propensity for innovation and business evolution</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Excellent interpersonal skills</span><span>•</span><span>             </span><span>Excellent knowledge of the English language</span><br/><b>What we offer:</b><span>Permanent employment contract.</span><br/><b>Location: </b>Assago (MI).<br/><u><b>Important notes: </b></u><span>According to the Italian Law (</span><a href="http://l.68/99" rel="noopener noreferrer">L.68/99</a><span>) please note that candidates from the disability list will be given priority.</span>