Mainframe Operator - JCL

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

Responsibilities

Kforce has a contract opportunity for a Mainframe Operations Specialist in San Antonio, TX. This role will begin training on a shift from 6:30am to 3pm Monday-Friday, but could potentially work other shifts as needed after training, to include 3-11pm and 11pm-7am. This role is onsite and the ideal candidate will be a Mainframe Operations professional with hands-on experience working with JCL in a production environment.

Key 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 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: TSORoscoeCICSJIRA

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

Benefits

• We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), & life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off.
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
• Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
• This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.