Senior zTPF Operating System Engineer

Job Description
Senior zTPF Operating System Engineer | Mainframe Platform & Systems Engineering | Remote, US
Travelport is a place of opportunity. It's our incredible team that makes our company great - our people drive our winning culture.
What's Travelport?
Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We're leading the change; we are the change.
We are on a mission to power the future of travel.
Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.
What does a great Senior zTPF Systems Engineer do?
We are seeking a Senior zTPF Systems Engineer. Our Systems Engineers enhance and maintain the stability of the zTPF complexes by providing high quality technical expertise and guidance for our zTPF platform, operating systems, and database. As a Senior zTPF Systems Engineer, you will work with other zTPF Systems Engineers, zTPF File Support Engineers, Applications Programmers, and Support teams performing daily activities ranging in complexity. You will be responsible for the configuration, maintenance, development, and reliable operation of our zTPF environments. You will own and drive work efforts through all stages of the development, quality, and implementation life cycle. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, talented, technical, proactive person who embraces team culture, challenges, problem solving, and has a proven track record of delivering.
Responsibilities include:

• Provide functional expertise and technical leadership for critical zTPF operating system software and mainframe platform capabilities

• Serve as subject matter expert and provide direction to others. Lead small projects and be the key technical expert for larger projects

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain the zTPF mainframe platform and zTPF operating system, including supporting software and utilities to meet Travelport's business requirements

• Develop new functionality, integrate IBM APARs, maintain proprietary operating system modifications and utilities

• Generate and implement enhancements to improve overall system design and/or streamline delivery of product. Proactively identify opportunities to improve delivery of daily work

• Provide operational and production support for Travelport zTPF Systems, including third level support and problem resolution for the production, pre-production, and lower-level testing environments

• Technical support interface to Travelport customers for zTPF operating system functions including new functionality proof of concepts and assistance with debugging/problem resolution

• Manage and support tools for collecting and reporting on zTPF system management and performance including Data Collection, Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool, Software Profiler, and Continuous Data Collection. Knowledge of Real-time Runtime Metrics Collection a plus

• Understand integration and impact on adjacent systems, as well as short and long-term impact of technical decisions

• Provide 24x7 on-call availability and support on a rotating basis with other team members

Who we are looking for in this role:

• Proven and current experience developing, deploying, and supporting the zTPF operating system, zTPF database, or TPF communications code and associated infrastructure

• Current knowledge of IBM Z hardware and software technologies - architecture, operating systems

• Strong z/TPF operating system knowledge with assembler and C/C++ programming languages

• Experience with zTPF control program internals, host communications, and/or zTPF file support

• Ability to navigate adjacent systems such as z/VM, z/Linux, and z/OS

• Working knowledge of zTPF development and testing tools, such as zTPFGI, IBM Toolkit, CP trace, z/Linux, maketpf, VPARS, VTAPE

• Knowledge of modern zTPF capabilities a plus - DFDL, REST, Business Events, Kafka, Java, Encryption, and/or Jakarta Mail

• Additional programming language/technologies a plus - Java, REXX, OOREXX, Python, Perl, Linux Scripting (Bash, C Shell, Korn Shell, etc.)

• Demonstrated strong technical aptitude with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills

• Knowledge of ITIL principles and processes

• Self-motivated with ability to multi-task and embrace an ever-changing environment, competing priorities, and high expectations.

• Dedication to learning new skills and strengthening existing skills

• Commitment to providing mentorship, formal training sessions, and on the job training to teammates

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate technical information in a clear and succinct manner

Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you're likely to succeed if you:

• Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work

• Excited to use your creativity and innovative thinking to try new things

• Take responsibility and own your work

• Are courageous and ambitious to challenge what's been done before

Benefits of working at Travelport
We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical, dental, vision, employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs. We make health and wellness a priority and offer a generous paid time off policy as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off. We also offer a New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives sixteen weeks of paid time off, and the non-birthing parent receives eight weeks of paid time off.
Salary Target/Range: $135,000 - $150,000
The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
Interested? We'd love for you to get in touch!
We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.