Mainframe Automation Engineer

About the Opportunity:

A financial services organization in Vienna, Virginia is seeking a Mainframe Automation Engineer to support enterprise automation initiatives.

• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Hours: Standard business
• Setting: Hybrid (at least 3 days a week onsite; Remote work is available for the right candidate)

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain automation solutions using IBM System Automation for z/OS, IBM NetView, and REXX
• Support the migration of existing mainframe automation processes to IBM System Automation for z/OS
• Develop new automation routines and scripts, including complex REXX solutions and NetView automation components
• Configure and maintain automation policies, managed resources, resource dependencies, and automation definitions
• Troubleshoot automation incidents, identify improvement opportunities, and collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders on solutions and updates

Qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, including configuration, policy development, managed resource automation, and policy database maintenance
• Strong IBM NetView experience, including automation tables, message automation, command lists, PIPEs, event processing, and policy-driven automation components
• Advanced REXX programming experience, including developing enterprise automation solutions, command processors, automation routines, operational tools, and scripts
• Experience developing new automation solutions and modifying or converting existing automation processes
• Strong knowledge of Parallel Sysplex environments, cross-system automation concepts, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship

Desired Skills:

• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler and workload automation processes
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services, UNIX processes, and shell scripting
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring and event management tools such as IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft
• Experience with GDPS and disaster recovery automation
• Familiarity with Ansible, REST APIs, and mainframe modernization technologies