Senior IMS/MQ z/OS System Programmer - Modernize

SEB; Pargas; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SEB seeks a Senior IMS/MQ System Programmer to evolve, stabilize, and modernize IMS and MQ on IBM z/OS. You will own platform initiatives, support developers, and ensure secure, resilient operations in a critical production environment.

You will drive upgrades, automation, and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and architecture teams to improve service quality.

Qualifications

• Experience as a z/OS System Programmer within IMS and/or MQ environments.
• Understanding of IMS TM, IMS DB, IBM MQ for z/OS and transaction-processing environments.
• Preferably experience with high-availability solutions, Parallel Sysplex, disaster recovery, and production environments.
• Understanding of mainframe security, compliance, and operational controls.
• Preferably experience with performance analysis, tuning, automation, monitoring, and incident management.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take ownership, drive initiatives, and influence technical direction.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries.
• Fluency in English. Swedish is considered a merit.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of IMS TM, IMS DB, and IBM MQ on z/OS.
• Driving platform modernization initiatives and adoption of new technologies and capabilities.
• Ensuring platform stability, availability, performance, and resilience in a highly business-critical environment.
• Supporting developers, architects, and application teams with technical expertise and guidance.
• Troubleshooting efforts for complex incidents and performance challenges.
• Managing upgrades, migrations, security improvements, and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Working with automation, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Contributing to disaster recovery, high availability, and continuous service improvement.
• Collaborating closely with security, infrastructure, application, and architecture teams across SEB.
• Acting as mentor and knowledge-sharing expert within the team and the broader Mainframe community.

Skills

z/OS Programmer

IMS TM

IMS DB

IBM MQ

Parallel Sysplex

Disaster recovery

Security controls

Automation

Monitoring

Incident management

Job description

SEB seeks a Senior IMS/MQ System Programmer to evolve, stabilize, and modernize IMS and MQ on IBM z/OS. You will own platform initiatives, support developers, and ensure secure, resilient operations in a critical production environment.

You will drive upgrades, automation, and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and architecture teams to improve service quality.