Mainframe CA7 Automation Engineer

ECS Resource Group

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.