Remote Mainframe Datacom Database Engineer

Hellokindred; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HelloKindred is seeking an experienced Mainframe Datacom Engineer to support and modernise Broadcom Datacom databases on IBM Z within a remote setup. You will collaborate with teams across Spain and Latin America to ensure stability, security, and performance of Datacom-based solutions.

The role involves administration, support, optimization, and modernisation, with emphasis on automation, API enablement, and CI/CD practices. Spanish language skills are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Broadcom Datacom databases within a z/OS environment.
• Perform database provisioning, configuration, monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Execute database backup, recovery, reorganisation, and maintenance activities using Datacom utilities.
• Monitor database availability and proactively resolve performance and operational issues.
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes in accordance with company standards.
• Ensure database resilience, integrity, and regulatory compliance requirements are met.
• Support IBM z/OS infrastructure and associated mainframe technologies.
• Work with JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, CICS, and batch processing environments.
• Analyse system and application performance using available monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Participate in disaster recovery testing and business continuity exercises.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to implement upgrades, patches, and platform improvements.
• Support Datacom-based applications developed in COBOL and other mainframe technologies.
• Work with development teams on database design, access path optimisation, and query performance.
• Review and support application releases into testing and production environments.
• Troubleshoot application and database-related incidents across the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to code reviews and technical design discussions.
• Assist with the integration of Datacom environments into modern engineering toolchains.
• Support API enablement, automation initiatives, CI/CD adoption, and DevOps practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives involving cloud connectivity, application transformation, and mainframe modernisation.

Skills

Datacom Expertise

Mainframe (IBM z/OS)

JCL/TSO/ISPF/SDSF

CICS/VSAM/RACF

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Broadcom Datacom

Datacom utilities

Z/OS monitoring tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

HelloKindred is seeking an experienced Mainframe Datacom Engineer to support and modernise Broadcom Datacom databases on IBM Z within a remote setup. You will collaborate with teams across Spain and Latin America to ensure stability, security, and performance of Datacom-based solutions.

The role involves administration, support, optimization, and modernisation, with emphasis on automation, API enablement, and CI/CD practices. Spanish language skills are highly desirable.