Senior z/OS Infrastructure & Cloud Architect

Kyndryl; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well programs

Hybrid work culture

Job summary

Kyndryl South Africa (Pty) Limited is seeking an experienced Infrastructure/Cloud Architect specializing in z/OS. The role focuses on installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM mainframe environments to ensure stability, performance, security and high availability.

The ideal candidate has 7–15+ years of z/OS programming experience in large enterprise settings and a track record of upgrades and migrations, with a broad set of core z/OS skills and automation experience.

Qualifications

• 7–15+ years of z/OS systems programming experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven experience with system upgrades and migrations.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain z/OS environments.
• Perform operating system upgrades and migrations.
• Manage system performance and capacity planning.
• Administer SMP/E maintenance activities.
• Support system recovery and disaster recovery processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues.
• Implement system automation and operational improvements.
• Maintain technical standards and documentation.
• Support audit, compliance, and security initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring.

Skills

z/OS administration

SMP/E

JES2/JES3

TSO/ISPF

JCL

USS

HCD/HCM

Sysplex

WLM

RMF

SDSF

VTAM/TCPIP

SAF/RACF

REXX

Automation tools

Performance monitoring

Education

Degree or diploma in a technical field

IBM Mainframe certifications advantageous

Tools

IBM Mainframe tools

Job description

Kyndryl South Africa (Pty) Limited is seeking an experienced Infrastructure/Cloud Architect specializing in z/OS. The role focuses on installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM mainframe environments to ensure stability, performance, security and high availability.

The ideal candidate has 7–15+ years of z/OS programming experience in large enterprise settings and a track record of upgrades and migrations, with a broad set of core z/OS skills and automation experience.