Mainframe Automation Engineer

ECS Resource Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Resource Group is seeking an experienced Mainframe Automation Engineer to support client environments with strong CA7 expertise. This hands-on role focuses on maintaining and improving batch schedules, investigating production issues, and developing automation to reduce manual intervention in complex mainframe workloads to ensure reliable, timely processing.

You will work closely with application and infrastructure teams, participate in incident management, and contribute to continous

Qualifications

• CA7 in IBM mainframe environment.
• Creating and maintaining batch schedules, dependencies and triggers.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS and JCL; TSO/ISPF and SDSF.
• Experience investigating batch failures; supporting restart and recovery.
• Developing or maintaining automation within a mainframe environment.
• Experience supporting production services and change management processes.
• Detail-oriented and able to explain technical issues clearly across teams.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and amend CA7 job definitions, schedules, calendars, triggers and dependencies.
• Monitor batch processing, investigate failed or delayed jobs and resolve issues affecting production schedules.
• Develop and maintain automation to improve workload management and reduce repetitive tasks.
• Review batch dependencies and processing sequences to improve reliability and meet deadlines.
• Investigate JCL and scheduling issues with application and infrastructure teams to fix root causes.
• Support controlled changes to production schedules, including testing and documentation.
• Maintain operational procedures and share knowledge with colleagues and support teams.

Skills

CA7

Batch scheduling

JCL

z/OS

TSO/ISPF

SDSF

Automation development

Incident management

Tools

CA7

CA11

TSO/ISPF

Job description

I am working with a mainframe services specialist who are looking for an experienced Mainframe Automation Engineer with strong CA7 expertise to support their client environments.

You will take responsibility for maintaining and improving batch schedules, investigating production issues and developing automation that reduces manual intervention. This is a hands‑on technical role for somebody who understands complex mainframe workloads and the importance of reliable, timely processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and amend CA7 job definitions, schedules, calendars, triggers and dependencies.
• Monitor batch processing, investigate failed or delayed jobs and resolve issues affecting production schedules.
• Develop and maintain automation to improve workload management, reduce repetitive tasks and support recovery processes.
• Review batch dependencies and processing sequences, identifying opportunities to improve reliability and meet service deadlines.
• Investigate JCL and scheduling issues, working with application and infrastructure teams to establish the cause and implement appropriate fixes.
• Support controlled changes to production schedules, including testing, implementation and documentation.
• Maintain operational procedures and share technical knowledge with colleagues and support teams.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience working with CA7 in an IBM mainframe environment.
• Practical experience creating and maintaining batch schedules, job dependencies and triggers.
• Strong working knowledge of z/OS and JCL, with familiarity using TSO/ISPF and SDSF.
• Experience investigating batch failures, interpreting job output and supporting safe restart and recovery.
• A track record of developing or maintaining automation within a mainframe environment.
• Experience supporting production services and working within established incident, problem and change management processes.
• A detailed and methodical approach, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly and work effectively across support teams.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• REXX scripting.
• OPS/MVS or other mainframe system automation tools.
• CA11 or comparable batch restart and recovery tooling.
• CA7 platform administration, configuration or maintenance.
• Experience improving batch performance and reducing manual operational activity.