Remote Senior z/OS Automation & NetView Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

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, maintain, and optimize automation and monitoring for a large-scale mainframe environment. You will work on SA for z/OS, NetView, and related tooling across multiple sysplexes and LPARs, collaborating with global teams and vendors to deliver automated, reliable solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years of hands-on experience, strong knowledge of z/OS operations, and proficiency

Qualifications

• 8–10 years hands-on experience administering and supporting IBM System Automation 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 ~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 design

Analytical thinking

Global collaboration

Tools

IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS)

IBM NetView

REXX

PIPEs

Assembler

OMEGAMON

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator to design, implement, maintain, and optimize automation and monitoring for a large-scale mainframe environment. You will work on SA for z/OS, NetView, and related tooling across multiple sysplexes and LPARs, collaborating with global teams and vendors to deliver automated, reliable solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years of hands-on experience, strong knowledge of z/OS operations, and proficiency