Bank Of America Apprentice 

United States, Texas, Plano 

978649109

Job Summary:

The IBM Z Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity to earn as you learn, gaining knowledge and experience in the fundamentals of mainframe computing. During this one-year program, you will complete technical coursework and assigned tasks to develop the skills and competencies required by the role. You will set your own learning pace; however, continued employment is dependent upon successful completion of all program requirements. You will work with a Franklin Apprenticeships Success Coach as you advance through your personal skills roadmap to demonstrate knowledge and competencies. Progress will be measured by milestones along the way, and the earning of IBM digital credentials to validate your skills.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Mainframe Systems Administrator Apprentice, your key tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Knowledge in basic IBM Mainframe systems (e.g., transaction and database managers, message queue managers, and operating system and communication services)
• Technical skills to include basic knowledge of one or more mainframe technologies (e.g., CICS, DB2, IMS, WMQ, z/OS, Storage); as well as Job Control Language (JCL)
• Be able to: debug JCL and make appropriate changes to execute successfully, utilize ISPF for browsing, editing and managing datasets, create a catalog procedure using symbolic parameters, utilize the appropriate IBM utilities (e.g. IEBGENER, IEBCOPY) to copy or backup data, describe the different dataset organizations (e.g. sequential, partitioned, VSAM) and how/when to use.
• Ensure that systems and applications operate to business needs and specifications.
• Participate in occasional evening and weekend work, as well as on call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• Must be an active participant with the Franklin Apprenticeships program
• Successful completion of IBM’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Desired Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Detail orientated and teamwork orientation
• Demonstrated problem solving abilities
• Leadership skills
• Commitment to building a complete technical and business skill set

1st shift (United States of America)