Senior Mainframe Hardware Systems Programmer (Remote)

Ensono; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options through Blue

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave,

Sabbatical Leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer for Hardware to maintain and troubleshoot mainframe hardware, drive migrations, and manage configurations. The role supports 24x7 availability, incident handling, and DR activities within a client-facing environment.

You will work on hardware with DASD/TAPE, MSU updates, and cross-team automation. A strong engineering mindset and ITIL practices are essential for delivering reliable service and documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in Hardware Management Consoles for different Mainframe Hardware such as Processor, DISK and TAPE.
• Knowledge in DISK and TAPE Architecture.
• Extensive Knowledge in IOCP/IOCDS/IODF.
• Experience in IBM’s Copy Service Manager.
• Knowledge in VTAM/TCPIP concepts.

Responsibilities

• Proactively maintain hardware on current microcode levels.
• Support new client business transitions/migrations.
• Performs IOGEN and other Hardware Configuration work.
• Perform DASD/TAPE replication using different technology.
• Configure Storage and Processor as needed.
• Participation in problem resolution on Sev1/Sev2 Incidents.
• Assist with DR activities.
• Troubleshoots major system issues and escalation to vendors for service restoration and problem resolution for Sev1 and Sev2 issues.
• Create new tools and processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
• Works to produce documentation, standard way of accomplishing work, and automation to help the team support the workload.
• Works closely with accounts and clients when technical consulting is required from the team.
• Performs ITIL tasks such as change management functions: ticketing, opening and closing changes.
• Supply 24×7 365 on-call support/service restoration/root cause analysis/problem resolution.
• Mentoring of team members when required.

Skills

IOCP/IOCDS/IODF

VTAM/TCPIP concepts

IBM Copy Service Manager

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Hardware Management Consoles

DASD/TAPE technology

Job description

Ensono seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer for Hardware to maintain and troubleshoot mainframe hardware, drive migrations, and manage configurations. The role supports 24x7 availability, incident handling, and DR activities within a client-facing environment.

You will work on hardware with DASD/TAPE, MSU updates, and cross-team automation. A strong engineering mindset and ITIL practices are essential for delivering reliable service and documentation.