Job Description

The Team:

At GM, we’ve charged ourselves with one mission: to design, build and sell the world’s best vehicles with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion.

GM IT is a leader in cutting edge technologies such as Mobility, Telematics, Mission-Critical Business Systems, Supercomputing, Vehicle Engineering, and Real-time Computing.  We offer challenging positions for passionate professionals to work in an organization with a laser focus on Innovation, Speed, and Business Value.

Join our team and experience Information Technology at a scale and pace not seen before!

From designing and building the next generation of electric and other vehicles to developing a world-class GM experience for our dealers and customers, GM IT is driving real change in the most iconic automaker on the planet.  Our team delivers unique enterprise-wide IT solutions in cutting-edge technologies such as mobility, telematics, mission-critical business systems, supercomputing, cloud, vehicle engineering and real-time computing.  We offer challenging positions for passionate professionals looking to advance their careers and be a part of an IT organization focused on innovation, speed, and business value.

The Role:

GM Information Technology is seeking to attract experienced and proven technical experts in various Mainframe technology areas that support our long-term strategic plans to further leverage the efficiencies possible with IBM Parallel Sysplex. The team is responsible for maintenance, performance optimization, capacity management, master scheduling, service continuity, implementation of global monitoring and automation solutions, and driving best-in-class availability across GM’s mainframe platforms.

In recent years, GM Information Technology has successfully executed the largest IT transformation in the history of the automotive industry, fully insourcing what once was a nearly completely outsourced IT function.  The GM Mainframe team have re-platformed all Mainframe applications from the insourced lpars to new data sharing Sysplex environments.

z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmers work closely and in parallel with other organizations in the deployment, management, and support of all mainframe platforms.  This includes but is not limited to working closely with vendors, infrastructure groups, DBAs, and application teams to proactively install, monitor, manage, control, and upgrade hardware and software across GM’s mainframe landscape. 

Ideal Candidate:

• Leader in the mainframe space. Ability to articulate and document mainframe product roadmap and bring a team on that journey.
• Provides thought leadership and Technical Architect support for HW and SW solutions.
• Experience in the wider IT infrastructure and the interfaces with the z/OS platform (APIs/CICD software development pipelines/Linux).
• The ability to translate product roadmaps to real business value.
• Work well as part of a team.
• Cross company collaboration with one team mindset.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):

• Responsible for implementing all or part of technical solution in accordance with an agreed technical design and GM standards.
• Provides technical support and input on the application of technology to a defined business segment.
• Proactively identify opportunities for automation and own through to implementation.   
• Ensures project learning’s are documented and shared.
• Owns and produces documentation. 
• Observe mainframe standards and audit requirements.

Additional Job Description

What You’ll Need (Required Qualifications):

• 5+ years’ relevant technical experience
• Bachelors degree or relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Experience in troubleshooting, researching, and resolving multipart issue
• Ability to translate technical details into concise and easy to understand written form
• Ability to support systems in a 24x7 on-call rotation
• Vendor interaction experience (including experienced in searching their knowledge databases). 

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Working knowledge and skills with the standard z/OS tools. Db2 and/or IMS knowledge and experience advantageous
• Knowledge of SMP/E (commands, terminology, problem determination). 
• Ability to use SMP/E to apply maintenance, perform installs, and maintain SMP/E environments
• Knowledge with REXX, CLIST, ASSEMBLER, PYTHON, or other relevant mainframe programming with examples of code available on request
• Working knowledge and skills with RACF
• Demonstrable understanding of the z/OS subsystems, DASD Storage concepts and the command usage relating to these system components.  Includes knowledge of job submission, priority, and performance with WLM in a z/OS system
• Ability to utilize system diagnostics to arrive at problem solutions (Messages and Codes, dumps, console messages, IBM Redbooks etc.)

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

•This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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