FNTS Senior Mainframe z / OS Engineer ( Remote / Work from Home)

FNBO; Richmond Hill; Remote; CAD 121,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Senior Mainframe Engineer to join their managed services team. The role involves maintaining customer environments and solving technical issues efficiently. Candidates should have a strong background in Mainframe systems, including z/OS concepts and at least 10 years of experience. This position offers a competitive salary range from $88,067 to $145,309 and allows for remote work with occasional travel.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k with Matching Contributions

Time Off Programs

Health Savings Account (HSA) / Dependent Care

Tuition Assistance

Short-Term / Long-Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Experience configuring TCP / IP in IPv4 (IPv6 desired).

Responsibilities

• Perform reporting functions as required or requested by customer.
• Support cases and incidents/problems not solvable by Ops.
• Installation, maintenance and configuration of ISV products.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team migrating customer environments.

Skills

z / OS Concepts (JES2, SDSF, TSO, RACF, HCD / IODF, SMP / E)

Communication Concepts (VTAM, TCP / IP)

Storage Management (SMS, HSM, DFDSS, VSAM, IDCAMS, ICF Catalogs)

z / OS Subsystems (JES2, WLM, OMVS / USS, SMF / RMF, RACF, ASM, GRS)

Major Subsystems (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ Series)

Experience supporting z / VM and z / VSE systems

Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)

10+ years of Mainframe Systems Engineer experience

Job description

Overview

FNTS Senior Mainframe z / OS Engineer (Remote / Work from Home)

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Overview

The Mainframe Senior Engineer is part of a managed services engineering team. The role is responsible for maintaining customer environments and solving technical problems in an efficient manner. This includes maintaining existing Mainframe systems, planning and migrating customer systems via tape save / restore or software replication, expanding customer environments, ensuring proper handling of system backups, and reacting in a break / fix capacity to escalate technical issues that affect operability and functionality. Candidates should have prior Mainframe administrative, operator and support experience in environments with z / Series systems, Virtual Tape environments, Fiber switching, and related networking knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Perform reporting functions as required or requested by customer
• Support cases and incidents / problems not solvable by Ops
• Installation, maintenance and configuration of ISV products
• Assist with hardware configuration and upgrades
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team migrating customer environments with minimal impact
• Write and maintain system documentation
• Work with customers to accomplish their migration to FNTS or remote management setup
• Implement technologies to achieve roadmaps, including leveraging new hardware capabilities or OS features (e.g., Sysplexes)
• Install new software (OS & major subsystem) releases with customer timing / testing / implementation
• Maintain golden / sandbox systems for templates
• Participate in technical infrastructure projects as the Mainframe SME
• Occasional after-hours and weekend support

Qualifications

• z / OS Concepts (JES2, SDSF, TSO, RACF, HCD / IODF, SMP / E)
• Communication Concepts (VTAM, TCP / IP)
• Storage Management (SMS, HSM, DFDSS, VSAM, IDCAMS, ICF Catalogs)
• z / OS Subsystems (JES2, WLM, OMVS / USS, SMF / RMF, RACF, ASM, GRS)
• Major Subsystems (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ Series)
• Experience supporting z / VM and z / VSE systems is a plus
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)
• 10+ years of Mainframe Systems Engineer experience
• Knowledge of z systems hardware
• Experience configuring LPARs using the Hardware Management Console
• Experience with storage management in JBOD, RAID, and SAN environments and the performance differences
• Experience defining and troubleshooting Printer configurations
• Experience configuring TCP / IP in IPv4 (IPv6 desired)
• Familiarity with Physical and Virtual tape library configuration and implementation
• OS Upgrades, PTF Deployment and software installation
• Experience configuring and deploying automation and monitoring tools
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)

Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship.

Compensation

Compensation range (base pay) : $88,067.00 - $145,309.00

This role may have a specific starting pay within this range. Final compensation offer may vary based on work experience, education, and / or skill level.

Work Environment

The incumbent will work remotely, with integration into the team through digital collaboration tools and regular communication. Remote work is possible from any state listed in the job posting, with occasional travel for in-person meetings. Location is subject to change based on business needs.

Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k with Matching Contributions
• Time Off Programs
• Health Savings Account (HSA) / Dependent Care
• Employee Banking
• Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Short-Term / Long-Term Disability Insurance

Learn more about FNBO benefits here : https://www.fnbo.com/careers/benefits/

Equal Opportunity

FNTS is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to status or identity. We are committed to Belonging and an inclusive workplace.

For EEO information and posters, see the links provided in the original posting.

Job Details

• Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Information Technology
• Industries : Banking
• Job number : R-20251221
• J-18808-Ljbffr