Senior z/VM Mainframe Engineer — Equity & Bonus

Frontdoor Defense; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a highly skilled Mainframe z/VM System Programmer to support and maintain our enterprise IBM Z mainframe infrastructure in Plano, Texas. This critical role focuses on administering the z/VM environment within a high-availability product development setting.

You will install, configure, and manage z/VM OS, define VM guests, and handle essential VM services like RSCS, TCPIP SSL, VTAM, and Certificate Management, ensuring system stability and resource optimization.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on experience with IBM z/VM administration and support.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a demanding, high‑availability production environment.
• Experience with guest provisioning and management of z/OS, z/VM, and z/VSE under z/VM.

Responsibilities

• z/VM System Administration & Support: Install, configure, administer, and maintain IBM z/VM operating systems, providing expert-level support.
• Define and manage VM guests for various operating systems, including z/OS, z/VM, z/Linux, and z/VSE.
• Collaborate with VM guest owners to ensure the appropriate allocation of virtual and real resources.
• Configure and administer essential VM service machines (e.g., RSCS, TCPIP SSL, VTAM, and Certificate Management).
• Ensure proficiency in the building, backup, and restoration of DCSS and NSS segments.

Skills

IBM z/VM Administration

High availability

Guest provisioning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

CA/Broadcom VM products

IBM VM products

Job description

Broadcom is seeking a highly skilled Mainframe z/VM System Programmer to support and maintain our enterprise IBM Z mainframe infrastructure in Plano, Texas. This critical role focuses on administering the z/VM environment within a high-availability product development setting.

You will install, configure, and manage z/VM OS, define VM guests, and handle essential VM services like RSCS, TCPIP SSL, VTAM, and Certificate Management, ensuring system stability and resource optimization.