Mainframe Engineer

247Hire; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

247Hire seeks an experienced IBM z/OS automation specialist to design and implement enterprise automation across mainframe environments. You will administer SA z/OS, develop REXX routines, and configure NetView and event processing to boost system availability.

You will work with CICS/ Db2/ IMS/ MQ ecosystems, automate startup and recovery, and support Parallel Sysplex and workload scheduling using IWS/TWS/ZWS. USS/OMVS scripting and monitoring tool integration are also required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with IBM z/OS and IBM z/Series mainframe environments.
• Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS).
• Advanced REXX programming and automation development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM NetView.
• Experience with automation tables, command lists, PIPEs, message automation, and event processing.
• Strong knowledge of CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, and restart automation.
• Strong understanding of Parallel Sysplex and cross-system automation.
• Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS).
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS) and shell scripting.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and event management tools, including OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise automation solutions across IBM z/OS environments.
• Administer and configure SA z/OS automation policies and resources.
• Maintain SA policy databases and develop automation to improve availability and efficiency.
• Develop advanced REXX programs, command processors, automation routines, and scripts.
• Configure and maintain IBM NetView automation tables, messages, and event processing.
• Design automation for CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP subsystems.
• Automate CICS startup, shutdown, availability monitoring, recovery, restart, and health checks.
• Support Parallel Sysplex environments and cross-system automation.
• Work with IWS/TWS/ZWS to support workload scheduling and dependencies.
• Support USS/OMVS with UNIX process monitoring and shell scripting.
• Integrate automation with monitoring tools like OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, Moogsoft.

Skills

z/OS mainframe

SA z/OS

REXX programming

NetView

CICS/ Db2/ IMS/ MQ

JCL/ TSO/ ISPF/ SDSF

IWS/TWS/ZWS

USS/ OMVS scripting

Tools

IBM z/Series tools

IBM NetView

OMEGAMON/ ServiceNow/ Moogsoft

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise automation solutions across IBM z/OS environments.
• Administer and configure IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS), including automation policies, managed resources, automation definitions, and resource dependency models.
• Maintain SA policy databases and develop automation solutions to improve system availability and operational efficiency.
• Develop advanced REXX programs, command processors, automation routines, and operational scripts.
• Configure and maintain IBM NetView automation tables, message automation, command lists, PIPEs, and event-processing routines.
• Design and implement automation solutions for CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP subsystems.
• Develop automation for CICS startup, shutdown, availability monitoring, recovery, restart, and health checks.
• Support Parallel Sysplex environments and implement cross-system automation and resource dependency management.
• Work with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS) to support workload scheduling, job dependencies, and batch automation.
• Support z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS), including UNIX process monitoring and shell scripting.
• Integrate automation solutions with monitoring and event management tools such as IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong experience with IBM z/OS and IBM z/Series mainframe environments.
• Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS).
• Advanced REXX programming and automation development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM NetView.
• Experience with automation tables, command lists, PIPEs, message automation, and event processing.
• Strong knowledge of CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, and restart automation.
• Strong understanding of Parallel Sysplex and cross-system automation.
• Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS).
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS) and shell scripting.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and event management tools, including OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.
• Experience supporting high-availability, disaster recovery, and automated recovery solutions.