Hybrid Mainframe Software Technical Support Engineer

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About the role

  • Technical Support Engineer in Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division providing omni-channel customer support for product suites and resolving complex problems.

Responsibilities

  • Providing omni-channel support for complex questions/problems for product suites to ensure our customers achieve their desired business outcomes.
  • Delivering a superior customer experience by exhibiting our core principles of empathy, expertise, value, and speed to ensure our customers are able to use our products efficiently and effectively.
  • Maintaining a professional attitude and utilizing technical expertise in order to resolve problems quickly and effectively.
  • Acting as a first-level interface with customers when problems/questions are identified with Broadcom Software.
  • Requesting documentation for review and analysis to determine the problem and provide applicable maintenance to resolve the problem(s) if available.
  • Efficiently utilizing available resources to review and analyze the documentation when it is sent by the customer.
  • Uploading the logs, dumps, and other documentation to the mainframe for review.
  • Attempting to recreate the error(s) on available mini systems, if the problem has not been previously reported or no maintenance currently exists.
  • Engaging Sustaining Engineering (SE) to further analyze the data when necessary.
  • Obtaining advice on possibly providing an existing fix.
  • Allowing SE to create a resolution and provide to the customer.
  • Handling multiple cases efficiently and provide clear communication to colleagues or SE to prevent issue aging before a resolution is found.
  • Following documented guidelines for case hygiene to provide clear, concise, and timely updates.
  • Acting as a teammate and collaborating with colleagues to provide efficient, continuous coverage when necessary.
  • Uploading documentation and maintenance to cases for colleagues when necessary.
  • Constantly striving to expand product knowledge through strengthening of analysis, formal learning opportunities, and self-study, when available.
  • Keeping abreast of technical and environmental changes, and tools to strengthen analytical skills.
  • Writing, revising, or archiving knowledge documents as needed and providing to customers when appropriate.
  • Coaching and assisting less-experienced team members to become more self-sufficient and confident in their role(s).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline
  • Technical and professional certifications as applicable to the position.
  • Typically 8+ or more years of related professional experience in a Mainframe environment working in Software Support or Systems
  • Proficiency in z/OS mainframe environment
  • Experience with z/VM Operating System, System Administration and Configuration
  • Strong foundation in z/VM configuration
  • Knowledge in Assembler language
  • Some experience managing and supporting Linux VMs in a z/VM environment
  • Knowledge of Mainframe Architecture and Operations
  • Experience with SMP/E , z/OSMF , USS (Unix System Services), TSO/ISPF, S DSF, IPCS and other z/OS utilities
  • Experience working with and knowledge of TCP/IP concepts and basic networking including FTP and Telnet processing
  • Experience working with and knowledge of VTAM and TN3270 session management
  • JCL knowledge for job submission, troubleshooting, and batch processing
  • Experience with REXX, CLIST, or similar scripting language
  • Experience working in production mainframe environments
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues related to z/OS
  • Knowledge or familiarity with Broadcom Mainframe Products, in particular NetMaster, SOLVE:access, and VM:Manager Product Suite
  • Familiar with IBM's VMSES/E, the VM:Manager products are VMSES-based installs and serviced using VMSES
  • Knowledge of guest operating systems supported by z/VM such as Linux, z/OS and z/TPF
  • Understanding of security concepts, security features within z/VM and security best practices
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues related to z/VM

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • 401(K) participation including company matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave and vacation time
  • Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence

Job title

Mainframe Software Technical Support Engineer

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$88,300 - $141,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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