Mainframe Engineer

System One; Merrifield (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Spending accounts

Life insurance

Voluntary plans

401(k) plan

Job summary

System One in Vienna, VA is seeking a Senior Mainframe Automation Specialist to lead automation initiatives on z/OS platforms. You will design, implement, and optimize automation using REXX, JCL, and IBM Workload Scheduler, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

The role requires strong communication, experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, familiarity with CICS, Db2, and parallel sysplex, and a track record of delivering self-healing

Qualifications

• Investigate operational, technical, and business problems; propose automation solutions.
• Communicate complex automation concepts clearly to teams and management.
• Experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS administration and policy development.
• Advanced REXX programming for automation routines and scripts.
• Experience with IBM NetView automation and event processing.
• Design and support automation across z/OS subsystems (CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, TCP/IP).
• Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, TWS, ZWS).
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services, shell scripting, and UNIX processes.
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring tools like OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, Moogsoft.
• Support high-availability, recovery, and self-healing automation solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT or related field.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and analyze automation-related problems and propose solutions.
• Communicate complex automation topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support reliability.
• Lead and mentor team members on best practices and improvements.
• Administer and develop policies for z/OS automation.
• Develop enterprise automation using REXX, processors, routines, and scripts.
• Support automation across z/OS subsystems (CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ).
• Design automation for CICS availability, recovery, and health monitoring.
• Utilize IWS/TWS/ZWS for workload automation processes.
• Integrate automation with monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, Moogsoft.

Skills

Automation concepts

Communication

REXX

z/OS knowledge

System automation z/OS

JCL/SDSF/TSO

CICS/Db2/IMS

IWS/TWS/ZWS

Ansible/REST APIs

GDPS/SMP/E

Unix scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

IBM System Automation for z/OS

IBM NetView

OMegaMON/ monitoring tools

Reliability & automation tools

Job description

Job Title: Mainframe Automation Specialist
Location: Vienna, VA
Type: Long Term W-2 Contract
Compensation: Negotiable
Work Model: Hybrid - onsite and remote
Hours: 40 hrs a week
Security Clearance: None but full background check to include criminal, credit and fingerprinting

Responsibilities

• Investigate operational, technical, and business problems related to mainframe systems, analyzing requirements and recommending automation solutions.
• Communicate complex system and automation information clearly to technical teams, business partners, and upper management.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, as required, to support operational reliability.
• Lead, guide, and mentor team members while promoting best practices, process improvements, and operational efficiency.
• Administer, configure, and develop policies for IBM System Automation for z/OS, including resource automation, policy development, and SA policy database maintenance.
• Develop enterprise automation solutions using REXX, command processors, routines, and scripts.
• Manage and support automation across z/OS subsystems such as CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, and TCP/IP.
• Design and implement automation for CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, restart, and health monitoring.
• Apply knowledge of Parallel Sysplex, cross-system automation, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations for automation tasks.
• Utilize IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, TWS, ZWS) for workload automation processes.
• Integrate automation with monitoring tools like IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.
• Support mainframe and distributed systems, identifying automation opportunities and enhancing operational reliability.
• Support high-availability, recovery, restart, and self-healing automation solutions.

Requirements

• Strong ability to investigate operational, technical, and business problems; analyze requirements; and recommend automation solutions.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex automation concepts clearly.
• Experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, including administration, configuration, and policy development.
• Advanced REXX programming skills for automation routines and scripts.
• Experience with IBM NetView, including automation tables, message automation, and event processing.
• Proficiency in designing and supporting automation across z/OS subsystems such as CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, TWS, ZWS).
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services, shell scripting, and UNIX processes.
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring tools like IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.
• Supporting high-availability, recovery, and self-healing automation solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Current awareness of industry standards, innovations, and best practices.
• Experience with GDPS, SMP/E maintenance, and z/OS system programming concepts.
• Familiarity with Ansible, REST APIs, and mainframe modernization technologies.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality.

System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• spending accounts
• life insurance
• voluntary plans
• participation in a 401(k) plan

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, Marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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