Mainframe Automation Engineer – 24/7 Reliability

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, seeks an Automation Engineer to build and maintain automation tools for our mainframe environment, improving reliability and reducing incidents.

You will work with operations to implement changes and drive continuous improvement in production services. The role requires hands-on experience with MVS, JCL, IBM z/OS, and automation frameworks, and you will participate in on-call rotations to support a 24/7 production environment while delivering

Qualifications

• 3+ years of functional MVS systems experience, specifically related to Operating systems and a Sysplex environment.
• Software Development: Prior experience with software development, infrastructure development, or operations.
• JCL / JCLCheck: Proficiency in JCL and JCLCheck.
• Broadcom ESP: Proficiency in Broadcom's ESP product.
• Server Administration: Strong experience with general system administration (Linux/Unix) with a focus on IBM Mainframe.
• IBM z/OS: Proficiency with TSO, LIBRARIAN and VSAM utilities.
• Automation Frameworks: Experience in leveraging automation frameworks.
• Agile Methods: Experience with Agile methods (Scrum/Kanban) for organizing project deliverables and tracking progress (Jira).
• Version Control: Experience with Git and/or code repository services (SVN, CVS, BitBucket, GitHub, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain Tools: Build, deliver, and maintain tools and solutions for our operations platforms to meet customer service standards and reduce incidents.
• Troubleshooting: Actively troubleshoot issues during validation and production phases.
• Process Optimization: Update existing processes and design new ones to optimize performance.
• Customer Collaboration: Work with internal customers to understand their infrastructure automation requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in or lead continuous improvement projects driven by automation.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with team members to enhance existing projects.
• Quality Measurement: Create quality measurements to track project improvements.
• Technical Analysis: Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions in a 24/7 production environment.
• Documentation: Build and maintain both technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures for break fix.
• On-Call Rotation: Participate in an on-call rotation as needed.
• Additional Duties: Perform any other activities as directed by management.

Skills

MVS systems

Software development

JCL / JCLCheck

Broadcom ESP

Linux/Unix Sysadmin

TSO / LIBRARIAN / VSAM

Automation frameworks

Agile / Jira

Git / SVN / GitHub

Tools

Broadcom ESP

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, seeks an Automation Engineer to build and maintain automation tools for our mainframe environment, improving reliability and reducing incidents.

You will work with operations to implement changes and drive continuous improvement in production services. The role requires hands-on experience with MVS, JCL, IBM z/OS, and automation frameworks, and you will participate in on-call rotations to support a 24/7 production environment while delivering