Remote Senior z/OS Automation & NetView Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Montpelier (VT); 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 across a large mainframe environment. You will manage SA for z/OS and NetView, build automation with PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and work with global teams to improve reliability.

You will join a flexible remote-friendly team supporting diverse data centers and IBM tooling, with a strong focus on automation, monitoring, and ongoing enhancements to

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 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

IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS)

NetView

z/OS system administration

REXX

PIPEs

Assembler

Automation strategy

Mainframe operations

Tools

NetView

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, and optimize automation across a large mainframe environment. You will manage SA for z/OS and NetView, build automation with PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and work with global teams to improve reliability.

You will join a flexible remote-friendly team supporting diverse data centers and IBM tooling, with a strong focus on automation, monitoring, and ongoing enhancements to