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.