Mainframe Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise automation solutions across IBM z/OS environments.
• Administer and configure IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS), including automation policies, managed resources, automation definitions, and resource dependency models.
• Maintain SA policy databases and develop automation solutions to improve system availability and operational efficiency.
• Develop advanced REXX programs, command processors, automation routines, and operational scripts.
• Configure and maintain IBM NetView automation tables, message automation, command lists, PIPEs, and event-processing routines.
• Design and implement automation solutions for CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP subsystems.
• Develop automation for CICS startup, shutdown, availability monitoring, recovery, restart, and health checks.
• Support Parallel Sysplex environments and implement cross-system automation and resource dependency management.
• Work with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS) to support workload scheduling, job dependencies, and batch automation.
• Support z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS), including UNIX process monitoring and shell scripting.
• Integrate automation solutions with monitoring and event management tools such as IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong experience with IBM z/OS and IBM z/Series mainframe environments.
• Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS).
• Advanced REXX programming and automation development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM NetView.
• Experience with automation tables, command lists, PIPEs, message automation, and event processing.
• Strong knowledge of CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/JES3, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, and restart automation.
• Strong understanding of Parallel Sysplex and cross-system automation.
• Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS).
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS) and shell scripting.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and event management tools, including OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.
• Experience supporting high-availability, disaster recovery, and automated recovery solutions.