z/OS Systems Programmer (Direct Hire) - Remote

Brilliant Infotech Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brilliant Infotech Inc. seeks an experienced Mainframe Systems Programmer to lead engineering, operations, and planning for our IBM z/OS environment.

This role focuses on performance, reliability, and scalability across critical infrastructure, storage, and disaster recovery operations in a remote work setup. You will serve as the SME for IBM mainframe and z/OS, install and maintain z/OS and third‑party tools, and guide upgrades, DR tests, and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Mainframe Systems Programmer in large-scale environments.
• Expertise in IBM z/OS, CICS, storage/tape management, and mainframe hardware.
• Strong experience with system upgrades, DR, and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with IDMS, security tools, and workload management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for IBM mainframe and z/OS.
• Install, configure, and maintain z/OS and third-party tools (CA, BMC, Endevor, TopSecret, etc.).
• Perform CICS administration, system tuning, and capacity planning.
• Manage mainframe storage, tape systems, and DR planning/testing.
• Support system upgrades, patches, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with IT leadership on modernization initiatives (Linux, cloud readiness).
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across mainframe systems.

Skills

IBM z/OS

CICS

Storage & Tape

DR planning

Capacity planning

Security tools

Workload management

Team leadership

Tools

CA

BMC

Endevor

TopSecret

Job description

About The Role

We re seeking an experienced

Role: z/OS Systems Programmer

Location: Remote

Type of Employment: Direct Hire

Length of Contract: Permanent

About The Role

We re seeking an experienced Mainframe Systems Programmer to lead engineering, operations, and planning for our IBM z/OS environment. This role involves ensuring system performance, reliability, and scalability while supporting critical infrastructure, storage, and disaster recovery operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for IBM mainframe and z/OS.
• Install, configure, and maintain z/OS and third-party tools (CA, BMC, Endevor, TopSecret, etc.).
• Perform CICS administration, system tuning, and capacity planning.
• Manage mainframe storage, tape systems, and DR planning/testing.
• Support system upgrades, patches, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with IT leadership on modernization initiatives (Linux, cloud readiness).
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across mainframe systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Mainframe Systems Programmer in large-scale environments.
• Expertise in IBM z/OS, CICS, storage/tape management, and mainframe hardware.
• Strong experience with system upgrades, DR, and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with IDMS, security tools, and workload management.
• Proven ability to lead complex infrastructure projects and provide technical leadership.