Senior Mainframe Engineer

DXC Luxoft; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Senior Mainframe Engineer to support platform upgrade and data center migration projects. You will work with z/OS mainframes, DB2/IDMS, IMS/CICS, MQ and storage management, ensuring IT operations meet ITIL standards.

Fluent English required; 5+ years hands-on experience in IT operations and infrastructure support. Responsibilities include monitoring, optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable mainframe services in a complex enterprise

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Computer Science or related field
• Certifications such as MCSE, MCP, Oracle/MCDBA, CCNA/CCNP are a plus
• Preferably 10+ years' IT operations experience
• 5+ years hands-on knowledge of the applicable technology platform

Responsibilities

• Expertise in z/OS Mainframes (LPAR concept, SYSPLEX concept)SMP/EDatabases: DB2, DBA or IDMS, Storage management, DASD and tape management, Catalogs, VSAM, DFSMS
• Mainframe Network
• Excellent knowledge of IT Operations, infrastructure services support (Systems NT, UX, Storage, Backups, DBs or Network management) and ITSM/ITIL processes

Skills

z/OS Mainframes

DB2/IDMS

IMS/CICS/MQ

Storage management

ITIL processes

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

DASD

VSAM

DFSMS

CICS

MQ

Job description

Project description

Platform upgrade and modernizationCobol Product lift-and-shiftData center migration projectzOS upgrade

Responsibilities

• Expertise in one of the following disciplinesz/OS Mainframes (LPAR concept, SYSPLEX concept)SMP/EDatabases: DB2, DBA or IDMSStorage management software and hardware - DASD and tape management, Catalogs, VSAM, DFSMSMiddleware: IMS, CICS, MQMainframe NetworkDegree/Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent certifications (MCSE, MCP, Oracle/MCDBA, DXC-UX, CCNA, CCNP, SNIA)Preferably 10+ years' experience within IT Operations, infrastructure services supportMinimum of 5+ years' hands-on technical knowledge of the applicable technology platformFluent in English languageExcellent knowledge of IT Operations, infrastructure services support (Systems NT, UX, Storage, Backups, DB's or Network management), operations monitoring and end user supportExcellent understanding of ITSM/ITIL processes

SKILLS

Must have

• z/OS Mainframes (LPAR concept, SYSPLEX concept)SMP/EDatabases: DB2, DBA or IDMSStorage management software and hardware - DASD and tape management, Catalogs, VSAM, DFSMSMiddleware: IMS, CICS, MQMainframe Network

Nice to have

Critical thinkingInsurance domain