First Data Corporation Work Values

Daily Duties at First Data Corporation:

• Duties included building staging environments for system release updates, build directories, clone previous version into new ones, copy new code and files into release directories. • Familiar with Unix file structure and how to create directories, copy or move files, linking directories, changing permissions on a file, owner or directory. • Performed FTP/SFTP transfer of code. • Assisted in the scripting/automation of installation process. • Utilized VI Editor to manage profiles, maintain scripts and update files • Deployed in-house developed applications on over 20 different AIX and Sun/Solaris systems. • Deployed files for Windows Applications, responsible for creating files, un-zipping files, copying files from staging folders to production folders. • Created document template for install instructions • Responsible for element copies into 4 QA Environments • Ran package scans to ensure (jcl, procs, cards) met with company standards and there were no syntax errors and programs were added into correct type and no footprint issues occurred. • Tested code on a production look alike system then built packages moving them to a production staging area and built production package to be installed. • Generated monthly reports showing how many packages and elements were processed across 9 systems in the company. • Worked with Storage management monitoring available space of production libraries and taking corrective action when needed. • Assisted Programmers on how to add elements to CA-Endevor and taught them to build packages. • Provided comprehensive support for CA7 including: CA7 scheduling support for (User & Batch acceptance testing and QA(Quality Assurance). • Worked with Tech Support on defining CA7 to these systems and confirming functionality was working properly. Also acted as a liaison for any (issues, updates or upgrades) to CA7 and CA11 • Created new job streams from existing systems using BTI (Batch Terminal Interface), added new jobs to these flows, created backups of those schedules to easily transport to other testing areas. • Modified a monthly CA7 maintenance process to delete members in CMT older than 450 days and to compress all production libraries supported by the group. • Created process that allowed for automatic bterm installs to occur as soon as Endevor package ship completed. This also wrote the output to a file for an analyst review for successful completion.

What they like about First Data Corporation:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

CA7, TSO/ISPF, OS/JCL, Infoman, AIX, Sun/Solaris, Sun/Solaris, CA-Endevor, OS/Utilities

Skills

Software Implementation

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with First Data Corporation: