Senior z/OS Automation & NetView Lead (Remote)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 70,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator with deep expertise in IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) and NetView to design, implement, and optimize automation across a large mainframe environment.

The role requires proactive analysis, automation development using PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and collaboration with global teams and vendors. You will manage installations, upgrades, and monitoring integrations, supporting extensive sysplexes and LPARs.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of hands‑on experience administering IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) environments.
• Strong experience with IBM NetView configuration, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced knowledge of z/OS systems administration and mainframe operations.
• Proficiency in REXX, NetView PIPEs, and Assembler programming.
• Experience implementing automation strategies in large-scale enterprise mainframe environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and support IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) and NetView in a large enterprise environment.
• Analyze system environments, identify operational challenges, and develop automated solutions to improve efficiency.
• Design, develop, maintain, and document automation solutions using PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler.
• Standardize automation processes across multiple data centers and environments, currently supporting approximately 20 sysplexes and 65 LPARs.
• Perform installation, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting of System Automation and NetView components.
• Collaborate with IBM support teams to diagnose, debug, and improve automation and monitoring capabilities.
• Integrate System Automation with enterprise monitoring tools, including OMEGAMON.
• Develop and maintain TEPS/OMEGAMON situations and monitoring solutions for the mainframe environment.

Skills

z/OS administration

IBM SA for z/OS

NetView

REXX

Assembler

Automation design

Omegamon integration

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks an experienced z/OS Senior Administrator with deep expertise in IBM System Automation (SA for z/OS) and NetView to design, implement, and optimize automation across a large mainframe environment.

The role requires proactive analysis, automation development using PIPEs, REXX, and Assembler, and collaboration with global teams and vendors. You will manage installations, upgrades, and monitoring integrations, supporting extensive sysplexes and LPARs.