Senior Associate - Mainframe

TechDigital Group; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Riverwoods, IL is seeking an experienced Mainframe Batch Scheduling Engineer to design, implement, and monitor batch schedules across IBM OPC, Autosys, and Maestro. You will ensure reliable processing, resolve issues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows.

The ideal candidate has 7–9 years of mainframe engineering experience, strong COBOL/JCL/VSAM/CICS/DB2 skills, and hands-on expertise with REXX and scheduling tools.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs.
• Hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, and DB2.
• Experience with REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, and Maestro.

Responsibilities

• Overall 7-9 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs
• Design, develop, and maintain batch job schedules using IBM Scheduler (OPC), Autosys, and Maestro.
• Monitor daily batch processing cycles, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve scheduling and batch job failures, collaborating with application development and infra operations teams as needed.
• Review job dependencies and optimize workflows to prevent bottlenecks and improve performance.
• Document batch job workflows, schedules, and operational procedures.

Skills

Mainframe batch scheduling

COBOL

JCL

VSAM

CICS

DB2

REXX

OPC scheduler

Autosys

Maestro

Tools

OPC Scheduler

Autosys

Maestro

Endeavor

Job description

Top 3 Skills Required

• Mainframe Support Engineer
• Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2.
• REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro.

Job Description / Responsibilities

Batch Scheduling & Operations

• Overall 7-9 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs
• Design, develop, and maintain batch job schedules using IBM Scheduler (OPC), Autosys, and Maestro.
• Monitor daily batch processing cycles, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve scheduling and batch job failures, collaborating with application development and infra operations teams as needed.
• Review job dependencies and optimize workflows to prevent bottlenecks and improve performance.
• Document batch job workflows, schedules, and operational procedures.

Technologies

• Mainframe batch application support or development knowledge to fix batch issues with good hands-on skills on Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2.
• REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro.

Mainframe Engineering

• Support and maintain mainframe environments, ensuring batch jobs run efficiently and reliably.
• Perform regular health checks and performance tuning for mainframe batch processing.
• Participate in mainframe upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery testing as required.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to coordinate batch job changes and deployments.
• Provide on-call support for critical production batch cycles and address incidents promptly.
• Offer technical guidance and knowledge transfer to junior team members and peers.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce errors, and improve overall system efficiency.
• Stay updated with the latest mainframe technologies, scheduling tools, and industry best practices.