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

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 70,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

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 and monitoring across a large mainframe environment. You will work with SA for z/OS, NetView, and OMEGAMON across multiple sysplexes and LPARs to boost reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities include configuring and maintaining automation, developing PIPEs/REXX/Assembler solutions, and collaborating with IBM support to enhance monitoring capabilities.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years hands-on experience administering and supporting IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) environments.
• 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 roughly 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

z/OS administration

Automation & scripting

Mainframe operations

Problem analysis

Tools

NetView

PIPEs

REXX

Assembler

IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS)

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, and optimize automation and monitoring across a large mainframe environment. You will work with SA for z/OS, NetView, and OMEGAMON across multiple sysplexes and LPARs to boost reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities include configuring and maintaining automation, developing PIPEs/REXX/Assembler solutions, and collaborating with IBM support to enhance monitoring capabilities.