JPMorgan Mainframe Change & Release Management Senior Associate 

United States, Delaware, Wilmington 

215264007

This role requires a combination of technical expertise, project management skills, and an understanding of IT service management principles. As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for managing the ongoing change and releases for various products under CCB Card line of business. This is a very crucial role ensure integrity of the various on-going releases as part of AGILE development to ensure timely release of features into production environment without any disruptions.

Job responsibilities:

• Oversee the process of managing changes to the mainframe environment, ensuring that changes are documented, tested, and approved before implementation.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee the deployment of new releases, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with changes and releases.
• Ensure that all changes and releases comply with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with development, operations, and other IT teams to coordinate changes and releases.
• Maintain detailed records of changes, releases, and related activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve change and release management processes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• In-depth understanding of mainframe systems, including IBM z/OS, CICS, DB2, and other mainframe technologies.
• Proficiency with change management and version control tools such as ChangeMan, CA Endeavor or similar. In depth understanding of a code base release coordination and management tool Cutover. Ability to build and manage Release deployments using Cutover Run book tasks.
• Familiarity with scripting languages as REXX, Easytrieve, XML and automation tools i.e., File-Aid, Sync sort, NDM. Proficiency in Jenkins, Mercury Cloud File Transfer, Cloud GOS Database used in mainframe environments.
• Knowledge of mainframe database systems like DB2, IMS, etc.