Applications Systems Analyst

Job Summary:

North Stone is looking for an Applications Systems Analyst to join our company.*Position is contingent upon contract award*

*Position is contingent upon contract award* 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical services to the customer on questions and issues relating to the database software, including all changes and upgrades. Provide a report to the COR or designated government personnel on customer questions.• Install, customize, upgrade and maintain DB2 Software on mainframe computer platforms running z/OS. Participate in planning and executing database migrations, application software upgrades/migrations.• Analyze causes of outages to provide RCA reports, give presentations to managements about RCA, and lead mitigation efforts of a team of technicians.• Install software with the IBM SMP/e environment as a lead technician.• Analyze storage patterns, database usage, and workload trends. Provide recommendations to advance Control/M optimization, direction regarding MQ Series, program optimization, and establish statistical baselines. Recommend storage optimization techniques, provide financial reviews and forecasting. Optimization includes database index restructuring, recommending Standard Operating Environment practices, application database change process, source code management, and application and software product reduction.• Provide technical direction and project management to address the following concerns; measure application resources usage and cost, develop methods to track system usage, introduce application, database and system optimization techniques, introduce SOP, and provide direction to ensure optimum storage usage and retentions. Provide solutions to enhance data transfer mythologies, ensure systems comply with security guidelines, explore solutions that enable our customers to increase mainframe utilization, and provide input to develop a mainframe COOP.• Maintain a working knowledge of departmental SOP. Ensure that all work is completed using the documented procedures, to include updating and maintaining tickets, change requests, and documentation.

Job Requirements (Education/Skills/Experience):

IAT Level 1: Must possess one of the following required certifications.• A CE• CCNA Security• Network CE• SSCP• The ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and solve complex problems.

 

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60–1.4(a), 60–300.5(a) and 60–741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About Us

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is the parent company of NOVA Corporation, DDC IT Services, Diné Source, BRIC, LLC, DDC 4C, and North Stone is 100% tribally owned by the Navajo Nation. DDC is dedicated to providing outstanding services to its customers and employees. Our strength is in our ability to understand our client's needs and deliver a solution that will not only meet those needs but exceed their expectations. DDC strives to be innovative in all areas of business and is committed to technical excellence. Our corporate offices are located on the Navajo Nation reservation in Window Rock, Arizona, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Columbia, Maryland. DDC through its subsidiaries provides unique, custom solutions to meet our customers’ communications and technology needs. Our solutions provide relevant capabilities using modern technology. At their most complex, they are multi-purpose systems that gather information from dozens of different sources. The information is presented to decision makers immediately, visually, clearly.