Remote Mainframe Automation Engineer: OPSMVS & NetView

Optum; North Carolina; On-site; USD 88,000 - 173,200; Full time

Job summary

Optum is a remote-friendly organization delivering care through technology to improve health outcomes. This role supports Enterprise Technology Infrastructure, focusing on OPSMVS, Netview/SA, and GDPS, with automation to drive reliable disaster recovery and IT service delivery.

You will generate OPSMVS rules, monitor system messages, automate Service Now tickets, and participate in on-call rotations. Strong z/OS and OPSMVS experience is required, with an automation mindset.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience with TSO, ISPF and SDSF.
• 10+ years experience with the zOS operating system, including JES2, RACF, and other base systems.
• 5+ years experience with OPSMVS REXX and rules coding, and with Netview/SA REXX and rules coding, specifically as it relates to GDPS.
• 5+ years experience in providing automation solutions via the OPSMVS and Netview/SA products.
• 5+ years of GDPS installation and script coding for disaster recovery and rapid recovery scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Generating OPSMVS and Netview/SA rules and scripts that replace manual operator commands.
• Creating system monitoring rules and scripts to monitor system messages and conditions to allow appropriate responses by Operations and support teams.
• Designing code to generate automatic Service Now tickets.
• Successfully implementing requests within SLA timeframes.
• Assisting in GDPS software installation and GDPS script coding and maintenance for current and future Rapid Recovery/Disaster Recovery processes.
• Serving in an on-call rotation, which could include weekend commitments.

Skills

TSO

ISPF

SDSF

zOS

REXX

Netview/SA

Tools

GDPS

Netview/SA

OPSMVS

Job description

Optum is a remote-friendly organization delivering care through technology to improve health outcomes. This role supports Enterprise Technology Infrastructure, focusing on OPSMVS, Netview/SA, and GDPS, with automation to drive reliable disaster recovery and IT service delivery.

You will generate OPSMVS rules, monitor system messages, automate Service Now tickets, and participate in on-call rotations. Strong z/OS and OPSMVS experience is required, with an automation mindset.