Senior Mainframe Automation Architect

Navy Federal Credit Union; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Federal Credit Union is seeking a Senior Automation Architect to design and implement a highly available Mainframe platform, focusing on system management and orchestration. You will partner with technology teams to streamline onboarding to the Mainframe platform and lead automation efforts to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.

The role requires expertise across z/OS subsystems (CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/ JES3, MQ), IBM System Automation, and NetView, with strong scripting in REXX, and

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, including administration, policy development, and SA policy maintenance.
• Advanced REXX programming for enterprise automation solutions, command processors, and scripts.
• Strong experience with IBM NetView, automation tables, message automation, and policy-driven components.
• Experience designing automation across z/OS subsystems and middleware such as CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, and TCP/IP.
• Experience developing automation for CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, restart, and health monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of Parallel Sysplex, cross-system automation, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, TWS, ZWS) and workload automation processes.
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS) and automation involving UNIX processes and shell scripting.
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring and event tools (IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, Moogsoft).
• Experience managing, monitoring and supporting mainframe and/or distributed systems and infrastructure for automation.
• Ability to identify automation opportunities across IBM z/Series, UNIX, and Windows, reducing manual intervention.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available Mainframe platform with emphasis on System Management per NFCU standards.
• Partner with technology teams to reengineer onboarding processes to the Mainframe platform.
• Lead efforts to automate and orchestrate repeatable administration tasks; improve reliability and reusability.
• Drive industry-standard continuous process improvements across operations.
• Develop thorough technical documentation including diagrams.

Skills

Mainframe automation

REXX scripting

IBM NetView

z/OS subsystems

CICS availability

Parallel Sysplex

JCL/SDSF/TSO

Workload Scheduler

USS/OMVS

OMEGAMON integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

IBM System Automation for z/OS

IBM NetView

IBM OMEGAMON

Job description

Navy Federal Credit Union is seeking a Senior Automation Architect to design and implement a highly available Mainframe platform, focusing on system management and orchestration. You will partner with technology teams to streamline onboarding to the Mainframe platform and lead automation efforts to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.

The role requires expertise across z/OS subsystems (CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/ JES3, MQ), IBM System Automation, and NetView, with strong scripting in REXX, and