Mainframe Batch Operations Specialist — JCL Expert

Kforce; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Mainframe Operations Specialist in San Antonio, TX for an onsite position. The role requires hands-on JCL experience in a production environment and offers a training period with a shift from 6:30am-3pm, with potential later shifts (3-11pm, 11pm-7am).

Key tasks include monitoring batch processing, modifying JCL to resolve failures, handling allocations, and collaborating with operations and support teams to ensure successful job completion.

Qualifications

• Mainframe Operations experience in an enterprise environment
• Strong practical knowledge of JCL (beyond theoretical understanding)
• Proven experience modifying JCL for failures, allocations, and restarts
• Familiarity with batch job execution and operational support processes
• Team player with a sense of accountability
• Experience with: TSO, Roscoe, CICS, JIRA

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support mainframe batch processing environments
• Read, analyze, and manipulate JCL to resolve job failures
• Handle dataset allocations, space issues, and reruns
• Troubleshoot abends and execution errors related to JCL and batch jobs
• Work closely with operations and application support teams to ensure job completion

Skills

Mainframe Operations

JCL expertise

Modify JCL

Batch processing

Team player

Accountability

Tools

TSO

Roscoe

CICS

JIRA

Job description

Kforce is seeking a Mainframe Operations Specialist in San Antonio, TX for an onsite position. The role requires hands-on JCL experience in a production environment and offers a training period with a shift from 6:30am-3pm, with potential later shifts (3-11pm, 11pm-7am).

Key tasks include monitoring batch processing, modifying JCL to resolve failures, handling allocations, and collaborating with operations and support teams to ensure successful job completion.