• Provide planning, development of implementation and installation plans for IBM mainframe projects, including timelines and milestones • Use SMP/e and IBM system utilities to create, populate, update and configure required datasets and parameter libraries for installations/upgrades • Create and deliver detailed installation/upgrade documentation using government specified processes and formats • Use IBM SMP/e to receive and apply z/OS and related software, interpret SMP/e output messages, and manage software installation packages • Create, define and manage system and user catalogs using catalog management utilities • Diagnose and resolve IBM z/OS system abends and abnormal operating environment problems using system logs, traces, dumps, and job output • Create, populate, secure and troubleshoot IBM z/OS USS file systems and mount points; manage the USS environment • Create/update and debug z/OS parameters (PARMLIB) using government processes and procedures • Plan, create and update documentation for z/OS software/hardware installation/upgrades • Analyze and debug batch processing issues using z/OS job processing; understand dispatching priorities and security integration • Use z/OS communications products including VTAM, TCP/IP, and FTP • Create, update, and debug JES2 parameters and statements • Use storage management tools and techniques (DFHSM, ADRDSSU, SMS, virtual tape systems) for installation, upgrade and debugging