z/OS Systems Engineer — Mainframe Sysplex & DR Expert

Usbank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan with company match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe expertise to lead installation, upgrades, tuning, and troubleshooting of z/OS and related software across multiple data centers.

You will drive DR planning, coordinate with storage, security, and network teams, and provide 24x7 production coverage in a highly redundant environment. The role emphasizes strong automation via REXX scripting, issue resolution, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to modernize and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years in a total IT environment.
• At least 10 years of design, development and support of technology infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation, configuration, and lifecycle management of IBM z/OS across Sysplex data centers.
• Develop and execute z/OS upgrade/migration methodologies using SMP/E.
• Troubleshoot complex z/OS system issues with root-cause analysis.
• Administer mainframe subsystems: JES2, CICS, IMS, MQ, Db2.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure performance and availability.
• Configure enterprise software from Broadcom, BMC, and Compuware.
• Participate in DR planning, testing, and recovery exercises.
• Support mainframe hardware, GDPS, storage configurations.
• Maintain system documentation and on-call production support.

Skills

z/OS expertise

Mainframe admin

Disaster Recovery planning

REXX scripting

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SMP/E

JES2

CICS

IMS

MQ

Db2

RMF

MainView

Broadcom/CA

BMC

Compuware

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a z/OS Systems Programmer with extensive mainframe expertise to lead installation, upgrades, tuning, and troubleshooting of z/OS and related software across multiple data centers.

You will drive DR planning, coordinate with storage, security, and network teams, and provide 24x7 production coverage in a highly redundant environment. The role emphasizes strong automation via REXX scripting, issue resolution, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to modernize and