Mainframe_z/OS Systems Programmer
Posted 3 days ago by eTeam
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Mainframe_z/OS Systems Programmer role in Sheffield involves maintaining and upgrading the z/OS operating system and ISV products, ensuring engineering services are effectively operated. The position requires extensive experience in mainframe systems programming and the ability to work independently while providing production support. The role also includes responsibilities for deployment, planning, configuration, and testing, with a focus on effective communication and relationship building across business areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Upgrading, maintaining, and supporting the z/OS operating system.
- Upgrading, maintaining, and supporting ISV products from IBM and Computer Associates (CA).
- Providing production support and off-hours support for software changes.
- Overseeing deployment, planning, configuration, and testing of systems.
- Creating functional/technical design solutions and maintaining essential environmental conditions.
- Setting and achieving challenging short, medium, and long-term goals.
- Building effective networks across business areas and developing relationships based on mutual trust.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory processes and understanding risk management.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in mainframe systems programming.
- Knowledge of z/OS, SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, USS, SDSF, JCL.
- Familiarity with IBM and CA products.
- Excellent problem determination skills and teamwork abilities.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Experience in creating and deploying business/operating plans.
- Understanding of risk management and compliance processes.
- Complimentary skills in Assembler, Automation, GDPS, Rexx, CLIST, Top Secret, and performance monitoring tools.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.
Role Title: Mainframe_z/OS Systems Programmer
Location: Sheffield -Hybrid 60% office-40% Remote
Duration: 30/11/2026
Role Description: "z/OS Systems Programmer Role Job Description The z/OS Systems Programmer should have technical, domain level and specialist skills to ensure that all the engineering services are operated, maintained and constantly upgraded as technology advances. There can be multiple functions within the job involving multiple products and technologies. Including but not limited to programming, support to maintain essential environmental conditions & analysis – creating functional/technical design solutions. The job holder may specialise in a single or combination of those functions/technologies. They will be involved in overseeing the deployment, planning, configuration & testing.
Key Skills
- Upgrading, maintaining and supporting the z/OS operating system
- Upgrading, maintaining and supporting ISV products particularly from the vendors; IBM and Computer Associates (CA)
- Production support
- Must have extensive experience of mainframe systems programming.
- Must have knowledge of a combination z/OS, SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, USS, SDSF, JCL.
- Must have knowledge of IBM and CA Products and be able to work independently.
- Must have excellent problem determination skills and be a true team player.
- Required to provide off hours support for the implementation of software changes and support for other projects requiring software expertise as well as be part of an on-call rota
- Set and achieved challenging short, medium and long term goals which exceeded the standards in their field
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences
- Built effective networks across business areas, developing relationships based on mutual trust and encouraging others to do the same
- Have some experience of creating and deploying comprehensive business/operating plans which consistently deliver desired results
- A comprehensive understanding of risk management and proven experience of ensuring own and others' compliance with relevant regulatory processes
In addition to the details listed above, the following complimentary skills (although these are not essential):
- Assembler, Automation, GDPS, Rexx and CLIST skills
- Proficient in Top Secret skills
- Performance monitoring using Omegamon, RMF, SMF and SAS
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.