Subject: RE: retiring
From: Kevin Corkery (kcorkery@live.com)
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 - 14:45:03 EST
Congratulations Jon. Other than my old Tserver being 18 MIPS (on a z9-A01 these days), your job sounds just about exactly what I do now for a couple of clients. So, does the job come with all the Green Mountain Coffee I can drink and of course, season passes to Stowe or Sugarbush? Kevin P. Corkery Independent Consultant Voorhees, NJ 08043 -----Original Message----- From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of Kilian, Jon Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:39 PM To: VSE Discussion List Subject: retiring Cross posted to VSE-L & Flex-ES lists (our current platform is a 30 MIP Tserver.) I will be retiring on 26 Feb, 2010 after more than 32 years working with DOS/VS/VSE/SP/AF/zVSE. In the meantime I will be training someone to take my place. Many thanks to all on these two lists! You've made many of my days much brighter and more interesting than they otherwise would have been. Long may you run. Should anyone have an interest, recruitment began today on the Vermont DHR website: #26245. http://humanresources.vermont.gov/career_center/job_listings?list=new The generic job spec for all Vermont's IT Secialist III positions is online at: http://humanresources.vermont.gov/services/classification/job_specifications ?code=057300 The verbiage below gives potential applicants a sense of this particular instance. Position Overview: Serve as the sole system programmer for small mainframe shop that provides batch and online transaction processing. Install, maintain, and upgrade zVSE, CICS/TS, VTAM, TCP/IP and third party mainframe software products. Assist developers with problem resolution and system planning and design. Manage 7x24 (lights on 5x15) datacenter operations. Serve as department's primary network administrator. Coordinate secure data exchanges with other governmental agencies and departments. Assist departmental server and PC administrators with support, planning and deployment. Work with department senior management and system developers to develop and revise long term IT plans that support and advance the department's missions. Serve on cross-department technical advisory and planning bodies. Preferred Qualifications (in descending order): Two or more years as a mainframe systems programmer responsible for zVSE (highest preference) or MVS, zOS, zVM, CICS/TS, VTAM, TCP/IP, or RACF/Top Secret. COBOL programming experience. CICS Command Level programming experience. One or more years supervisory experience. VSAM programming and administration experience. Rexx programming experience. High Level Assembler experience. Familiarity with TCP/IP network standards and protocols. Familiarity with Unix/Linux/BSD. Familiarity with Windows Active Directory Domain and server administration. Familiarity with Cisco IOS router and firewall functions. Familiarity with LAN and VLAN switch functions. Familiarity with DNS, DHCP, SNMP and HTTP server administration. -- This message was entirely written using recycled electrons. Practice random kindness and acts of senseless beauty. Jon Kilian, Technical Systems Administrator cell:802-279-3892 Vermont Department of Labor, PO Box 488 fax:802-828-4273 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 voice:802-828-4262
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