Senior z/OS Systems Engineer – Mainframe Expert

U.S. Bank; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan

Paid time off (2–5 weeks)

11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe experience to install, tune, and troubleshoot z/OS and third‑party software.

You will work in a team environment supporting multiple systems in a robust mainframe setting, leading projects and driving modernization across environments. Responsibilities include installing and upgrading z/OS, SMP/E deployments, DR planning, and supporting subsystems like CICS, IMS, JES2, MQ, and Db2.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent IT experience.
• 5+ years in a total IT environment.
• 10+ years in design, development and support of technology infrastructure.
• Experience administering IBM z/OS in Parallel Sysplex environments.
• Strong expertise in z/OS installation, configuration and SMP/E deployment.
• DR planning and recovery operations in mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation, configuration, maintenance of IBM z/OS across Sysplex data centers.
• Develop and standardize z/OS upgrade/migration methodologies using SMP/E.
• Troubleshoot complex z/OS system performance and availability issues.
• Administer mainframe subsystems: JES2, CICS, IMS, MQ, Db2.
• Collaborate with storage, security, networking, and capacity planning teams.
• Configure/maintain IBM and third-party software from Broadcom CA, BMC, Compuware.
• Participate in DR planning, testing and recovery exercises.
• Manage mainframe hardware, GDPS environments, and storage configurations.
• Maintain system documentation and operational procedures.
• Provide 24x7 production support and on-call coverage.

Skills

IBM z/OS

Sysplex environments

SMP/E deployment

CICS

IMS

JES2

MQ

Db2

RMF

MainView

RACF

DR planning

REXX scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent

Tools

RMF

MainView

Broadcom CA

BMC tools

Compuware

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe experience to install, tune, and troubleshoot z/OS and third‑party software.

You will work in a team environment supporting multiple systems in a robust mainframe setting, leading projects and driving modernization across environments. Responsibilities include installing and upgrading z/OS, SMP/E deployments, DR planning, and supporting subsystems like CICS, IMS, JES2, MQ, and Db2.