Senior Mainframe Automation Engineer - z/OS & SA z/OS

247Hire

Vienna (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

247Hire seeks an experienced IBM z/OS automation specialist to design and implement enterprise automation across mainframe environments. You will administer SA z/OS, develop REXX routines, and configure NetView and event processing to boost system availability.

You will work with CICS/ Db2/ IMS/ MQ ecosystems, automate startup and recovery, and support Parallel Sysplex and workload scheduling using IWS/TWS/ZWS. USS/OMVS scripting and monitoring tool integration are also required.

Qualifications

Strong experience with IBM z/OS and IBM z/Series mainframe environments.
Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS).
Advanced REXX programming and automation development experience.
Strong hands-on experience with IBM NetView.
Experience with automation tables, command lists, PIPEs, message automation, and event processing.
Strong knowledge of CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP.
Experience with CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, and restart automation.
Strong understanding of Parallel Sysplex and cross-system automation.
Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS).
Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS) and shell scripting.
Experience with enterprise monitoring and event management tools, including OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise automation solutions across IBM z/OS environments.
Administer and configure SA z/OS automation policies and resources.
Maintain SA policy databases and develop automation to improve availability and efficiency.
Develop advanced REXX programs, command processors, automation routines, and scripts.
Configure and maintain IBM NetView automation tables, messages, and event processing.
Design automation for CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP subsystems.
Automate CICS startup, shutdown, availability monitoring, recovery, restart, and health checks.
Support Parallel Sysplex environments and cross-system automation.
Work with IWS/TWS/ZWS to support workload scheduling and dependencies.
Support USS/OMVS with UNIX process monitoring and shell scripting.
Integrate automation with monitoring tools like OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, Moogsoft.