Remote Senior z/OS Mainframe Systems Engineer

Ensono; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Health plan options

401k with company match

Fertility & adoption benefits

Paid parental leave

Education Reimbursement

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer to lead the installation, testing and maintenance of new z/OS systems and related software. You’ll monitor, tune and debug system software, with emphasis on z/OS components, tape management, scheduling and security. This is not an Applications Programming role.

You will participate in on-call schedules, handle incidents, and contribute to technical projects while collaborating with vendors and teams across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience within a mainframe environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS installation and maintenance including SMP/E.
• Working knowledge of TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JCL.
• Working knowledge of USS file system management and security
• Ability to work well as a team member and handle major incidents

Responsibilities

• Participate in On-call Schedule.
• Incident/Problem resolution.
• Configuration and customization of z/OS parameters.
• Setup of parameters and communication with vendors.
• Contribution to technical projects and PARMLIB/JES2 tuning.
• Support in solving problems on z/OS environments.

Skills

z/OS knowledge

TSO/ISPF

SDSF

JCL

SMP/E

Unix System Services

Parmlib/JES2

Mainframe troubleshooting

Team collaboration

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JES2

SMP/E

Job description

Ensono is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer to lead the installation, testing and maintenance of new z/OS systems and related software. You’ll monitor, tune and debug system software, with emphasis on z/OS components, tape management, scheduling and security. This is not an Applications Programming role.

You will participate in on-call schedules, handle incidents, and contribute to technical projects while collaborating with vendors and teams across the enterprise.