IT Mainframe Support Engineer

PrimeIT; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

PrimeIT is seeking a Mid-level IT Mainframe Support Engineer in Lisbon with 3–5 years of experience to maintain and support Mainframe applications in a hybrid work setup.

You will monitor batch processes, troubleshoot issues, manage deployments and migrations, and ensure service availability across testing and production environments. English proficiency is required for an international setting.

Qualifications

• Mid-level experience (3–5 years) in IT Mainframe environments.
• Proficient with IBM Mainframe (z/OS) and COBOL/JCL/CICS/TSO.
• Experience with DB2/SQL/Oracle.
• Unix shell scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and maintain Mainframe applications.
• Monitor batch processes and manage application environments.
• Analyse technical issues and troubleshoot incidents.
• Manage software compilation, deployments and migrations.
• Execute scripts, database dumps and file recovery.
• Support testing and production environments.
• Monitor application performance and ensure service availability.

Skills

IBM Mainframe (z/OS)

COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

DB2/SQL/Oracle

Unix Shell Scripting

OPC Scheduler

SPUFI

Endevor

VSAM

REXX

MQ

Tools

SPUFI

OPC Scheduler

Endevor

VSAM

REXX

MQ

Job description

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20 years of experience.

25 offices and 3 Talent Hubs.

10 internal programmes designed with you in mind.

We are looking for an IT Mainframe Support Engineer!

Location: Lisbon | Hybrid

Level of Experience: Mid-level (3 to 5 years)

Salary Package & Benefits: €1,200 to €2,000 (salary base) + Meal Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Main Tasks:

• Provide technical support and maintain Mainframe applications.
• Monitor batch processes and manage application environments.
• Analyse technical issues and troubleshoot incidents.
• Manage software compilation, deployments and migrations.
• Execute scripts, database dumps and file recovery.
• Support testing and production environments.
• Monitor application performance and ensure service availability.

Technical skills:

• Experience with IBM Mainframe (z/OS).
• Knowledge of COBOL, JCL, CICS and TSO.
• Experience with DB2, SQL and Oracle.
• Knowledge of UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Familiarity with OPC Scheduler and SPUFI.
• Knowledge of FTP/SFTP and file transfer protocols.
• Endevor, VSAM, REXX and MQ are a plus.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Autonomy and proactivity.
• Team spirit and adaptability.
• Ability to work in an international environment.

Languages:

• English (professional proficiency).