Senior z/OS Systems Administrator | Long Term Contract | Remote(EST/CST)

Two95 International Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Two95 International Inc. is seeking a Z/os System Administrator for a remote, long-term contract position. The role focuses on installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM z/OS and related software, with emphasis on upgrades and lifecycle management.

The candidate will provide advanced administration and troubleshooting, develop REXX scripts for automation, and work with cross-functional teams to resolve mainframe issues in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• Experience administering IBM z/OS environments.
• Familiarity with SMP/E for software installation and maintenance.
• Ability to develop REXX scripts to automate admin tasks.
• Strong problem determination and performance monitoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support IBM z/OS operating systems and related system software.
• Perform z/OS upgrades, maintenance, system modifications, and lifecycle management.
• Provide advanced administration and troubleshooting of z/OS environments.
• Develop and maintain REXX scripts to automate z/OS administration and operations.

Skills

z/OS Administration

REXX scripting

z/OSMF

SMP/E

Mainframe operations

Tools

SMP/E

z/OSMF

Job description

Title: Z/os System Administrator

Location: Remote

Type: Long Term Contract

Rate: $Open/hr.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support IBM z/OS operating systems and related system software.
• Perform z/OS upgrades, maintenance, system modifications, and lifecycle management.
• Provide advanced administration and troubleshooting of z/OS environments.
• Use SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended)extensively for installation, maintenance, upgrades, PTFs, APARs, HOLDDATA processing, and management of IBM and third-party software.
• Analyze SMP/E environments, zones, CSI datasets, SYSMODs, and maintenance requirements.
• Develop and maintain REXX scriptsto automate z/OS administration, monitoring, reporting, maintenance, and operational processes.
• Identify manual processes that can be improved through REXX-based automation.
• Administer and support IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF).
• Configure and maintain z/OSMF services, workflows, plugins, and system management functions.
• Utilize z/OSMF for system management, configuration, monitoring, and automation.
• Perform system problem determination, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex z/OS issues.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and overall system health.
• Work with operations, application, storage, network, security, and database teams to resolve mainframe infrastructure issues.
• Participate in system upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery testing, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Maintain system documentation, operating procedures, configuration standards, and technical runbooks.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other mainframe systems administrators.
• Participate in production support and on-call activities as required.