Senior z/OS ISV Migration & SMP/E Expert (Remote)

Ensono; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Sabbatical leave

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking an experienced ISV z/OS Systems Programmer for remote work within the United States. The role focuses on installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and migration of ISV products on the IBM z/OS platform in a mainframe environment.

You will evaluate, replace, and migrate software while ensuring operational stability and performance, working with multi-vendor ISV ecosystems and applying strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer in enterprise mainframe environments.
• Strong background in installation and maintenance of ISV mainframe software products.
• Hands-on experience with SMP/E software installation and maintenance processes.
• Experience performing migrations or conversions between competing vendor tools.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade third-party ISV software products in a z/OS environment.
• Lead initiatives to replace mainframe products with alternative vendor solutions.
• Perform product evaluations, proofs-of-concept, and technical comparisons of replacement tools.
• Plan and execute product migration and conversion activities, including data conversions and operational cutovers.
• Maintain and manage software using SMP/E, including RECEIVE, APPLY, ACCEPT, USERMODs, and maintenance management.
• Troubleshoot ISV software installations, integrations, and runtime problems.
• Develop and maintain installation documentation, procedures, and migration runbooks.

Skills

z/OS Systems Programmer

SMP/E

ISV software

TSO/ISPF

Tools

JES

RACF

Job description

Ensono is seeking an experienced ISV z/OS Systems Programmer for remote work within the United States. The role focuses on installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and migration of ISV products on the IBM z/OS platform in a mainframe environment.

You will evaluate, replace, and migrate software while ensuring operational stability and performance, working with multi-vendor ISV ecosystems and applying strong problem-solving skills.