Mainframe Jobs at Verizon Heather Bruchey Verizon Wireless Warren, NJ.

Mainframe Jobs at Verizon

Heather BrucheyVerizon Wireless

Warren, NJ

Agenda

My education and work history My jobs at Verizon Wireless What’s new and exciting The Verizon mainframe organization Mainframe jobs at Verizon Benefits of a mainframe career

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DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

My Education and Work History Education

The College of NJ – BA 1992 The CHUBB Institute – Diploma 1997 Stevens Institute of Technology – MSIS 2002

Work history Kmart Corporation Verizon Wireless

Customer Service IT

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My Jobs at Verizon Wireless

Customer Service 800# Special groups/projects UAT Bill Verification

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My Jobs at Verizon Wireless (cont’d)

IT Application Business Analyst Application Programmer Production Control Analyst MQSeries Administrator CICS Systems Programmer

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MQSeries AdministratorDAILY ACTIVITIES

Define and build objects Monitor queue

managers Assist in Application

design of new projects Support Production

implementations Document standards,

processes and procedures

Provide on-call support

SKILL SET Product knowledge

(MQ) Detail oriented Creativity Adherence to

standards Flexibility

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CICS Systems ProgrammerDAILY ACTIVITIES

Configure and install software maintenance & upgrades

Complete user requests for new resources

Support Disaster Recovery Test

Provide on-call support

SKILL SET Product knowledge

(CICS) Detail oriented Adherence to

standards Flexibility

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DB2 Systems ProgrammerDAILY ACTIVITIES

Configure and install software maintenance & upgrades

Respond to user questions

Support Disaster Recovery Test

Provide on-call support

SKILL SET Product knowledge

(DB2) Detail oriented Adherence to

standards Logic and problem

solving

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z/OS Systems ProgrammerDAILY ACTIVITIES

Configure and install software maintenance & upgrades

Support Disaster Recovery Test

Provide on-call support

SKILL SET Detail oriented Dedication to

completing tasks Accurate diagnosis and

troubleshooting of problems

Technical competency Interpersonal skills

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Storage AdministratorDAILY ACTIVITIES

Respond to ad-hoc user requests

Decide on capacity and processes to support it

Provide on-call support

SKILL SET Ability to multi-task Interest in computers Project management Technical competency Interpersonal skills

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What’s New and Exciting? Web support Web Services Unix System Services Websphere Application Server Real-time applications New release of DB2 Security CA Mainframe 2.0

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Vz Mainframe Organization

Technical Services

Mainframe/Ops OSS/OpsData Centers,

DR and Support Functions

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Other Mainframe Areas at Verizon

Network Security Performance & Capacity Planning Hardware Production Control Tape Library Computer Operations

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Benefits of a Mainframe Career Training opportunities Great place to learn State of the art technology System stability Dynamic environment Mature system Career opportunities Job security Longevity

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Questions ?

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Contact Information

Heather [email protected]

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