Remote Senior z/OS Automation & NetView Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

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 in a large-scale mainframe environment. You will work across multiple sysplexes and LPARs, developing automated solutions and collaborating with global teams.

The role emphasizes proactive analysis, automation via PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and strong involvement with IBM support to ensure reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years hands-on experience administering 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 and reliability.
• Design, develop, maintain, and document automation solutions using PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler.
• Standardize automation processes across multiple data centers and environments, currently supporting approximately 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 administration

REXX

PIPEs

Assembler

Tools

NetView tooling

Assembler tooling

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, and optimize automation in a large-scale mainframe environment. You will work across multiple sysplexes and LPARs, developing automated solutions and collaborating with global teams.

The role emphasizes proactive analysis, automation via PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and strong involvement with IBM support to ensure reliability and performance.