Remote Senior z/OS Automation Engineer (SA/NetView)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 70,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, and optimize automation for a large-scale mainframe environment. You will manage SA for z/OS, NetView, and monitoring integration across multiple sysplexes and LPARs while collaborating with global teams and vendors.

The role emphasizes automation development with PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and requires deep z/OS knowledge.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years hands-on experience administering IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS).
• Strong experience with IBM NetView configuration, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced knowledge of z/OS systems administration and mainframe operations.
• Proficiency in REXX, NetView PIPEs, and Assembler programming.
• Experience implementing automation strategies in large-scale enterprise mainframe environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and support IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) and NetView in a large enterprise environment.
• Analyze system environments, identify operational challenges, and develop automated solutions to improve efficiency.
• Design, develop, maintain, and document automation solutions using PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler.
• Standardize automation processes across multiple data centers and environments, currently supporting ~20 sysplexes and 65 LPARs.
• Perform installation, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting of System Automation and NetView components.
• Collaborate with IBM support teams to diagnose, debug, and improve automation and monitoring capabilities.
• Integrate System Automation with enterprise monitoring tools, including OMEGAMON.
• Develop and maintain TEPS/OMEGAMON situations and monitoring solutions for the mainframe environment.

Skills

SA for z/OS

NetView

z/OS admin

REXX

PIPEs

Assembler

Automation design

Tools

NetView

OMEGAMON

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, and optimize automation for a large-scale mainframe environment. You will manage SA for z/OS, NetView, and monitoring integration across multiple sysplexes and LPARs while collaborating with global teams and vendors.

The role emphasizes automation development with PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and requires deep z/OS knowledge.