Our client is seeking a s r. System Administrator for a hybrid contract opportunity in New York City. The consultant will work 3 days a week in the company's lower Manhattan offices. * Manage the legacy mainframe legacy systems and provide system maintenance and administration for current mainframe applications. • Support the development of new features and transitioning into new systems. • Support the extracting of data as text files from mainframe applications using: + ADABAS- IPIS, Natural- IPIS, CICS- TAS, MAS, COBOL- TAS, MAS, VSAM and flat files\ + IBM utilities (IDCAMS, SORT, File Manager) -to see what is in the files. + JCL- to run the programs, compile programs to extract MAS data. + TSO- mainframe development environment- program in here. • Conduct data transport from Mainframe to Windows server text files using UC4 file transfer • Load data into CRM/Dynamics 365 from SQL servers. • Troubleshoot any system feature issues, and processes to ensure ongoing system operation. • Participate in system analysis, system design, and requirements sessions as needed. • Demonstrate technical understanding of data and technical database design for system development and solutioning. MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience transitioning legacy systems into new technology • Full software lifecycle experience from requirements through implementation and production support • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on with SQL server • Demonstrate technical understanding of data and technical database design. DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: • Experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and other performance and troubleshooting tools. • Experience in system and data mapping and conversion preferred. • Any experience with COBOL, SAS, REXX, or .NET may be helpful. • Experience using project SharePoint and/or MS OneDrive site for project artifacts . • DevOps/JIRA experience is preferred