Senior z/OS Systems Engineer - Mainframe & DR Expert

U.S. Bank; Town of Brookfield (WI); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) Plan

Paid vacation

Holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe experience to support a highly redundant enterprise environment. You will lead installation, upgrades, tuning, and troubleshooting of z/OS and third-party software in a team setting.

You will administer JES2, CICS, IMS, MQ, and Db2, deploy SMP/E, participate in DR planning and testing, and provide 24x7 production support, documentation, and cross-team collaboration across multiple data centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience within a total information technology (IT) environment.
• At least 10 years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of IBM z/OS operating systems across multiple Sysplex environments and data centers.
• Develop, standardize, and execute z/OS upgrade, migration, and maintenance methodologies using SMP/E for software installation and updates.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex z/OS system, performance, and infrastructure issues, providing root cause analysis and long-term solutions.
• Administer and support critical mainframe subsystems including JES2, CICS, IMS, MQ, and Db2.
• Collaborate with storage, security, networking, application development, and capacity planning teams to ensure optimal system performance and availability.
• Configure and maintain IBM and third-party software products, including solutions from Broadcom (CA), BMC, and Compuware.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, testing, and recovery exercises to ensure business continuity and platform resiliency.
• Manage and support mainframe hardware, coupling facilities, storage configurations, and GDPS environments.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation, configuration standards, operational procedures, and technical diagrams.
• Provide 24x7 production support and on-call coverage as part of a rotating support model.

Skills

z/OS Administration

Mainframe Systems

SMP/E Deployment

RMF MainView

DR Planning

Rexx Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Broadcom CA

BMC

Compuware

SMP/E

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe experience to support a highly redundant enterprise environment. You will lead installation, upgrades, tuning, and troubleshooting of z/OS and third-party software in a team setting.

You will administer JES2, CICS, IMS, MQ, and Db2, deploy SMP/E, participate in DR planning and testing, and provide 24x7 production support, documentation, and cross-team collaboration across multiple data centers.