Mainframe System Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1753177753
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Mainframe System Engineer role involves leading maintenance activities and performing upgrades on the IBM z/OS operating system. The position requires strong expertise in system architecture, performance monitoring, and installation of various ISV products. The engineer will collaborate with operations teams to enhance system availability and consistency. This is a remote position based in the USA, classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Excellent understanding of System z architecture, Support and Lead maintenance activities and perform Z/OS upgrades.
- Strong experience with IBM z/OS operating system and subsystem Components
- Experience on Z/OS connect and configuration
- Work with operations team to monitor, maintain and IPL systems to improve consistency and availability
- z/OS performance monitoring and reporting
- Strong experience of installing and supporting widely used ISV products from different vendors which includes IBM, CA, BMC, Compuware and ASG.
- Experience in building Mainframe LPAR and OS Upgrades
- Knowledge of Catalog management, IBM system utilities
- Installation of patches and fixes
- Installation and maintenance of IBM and ISV products such as OPS/MVS, CA-1, CA-7, RACF, CA Sysview, Endevor, CA Netmater, Strobe, FileAid, Abendaid, Xpediter,, BMC Suit
- System parameters/parmlib maintenance
- Knowledge on HCD
- Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
- Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures
Key Skills:
- Excellent understanding of System z architecture
- Strong experience with IBM z/OS operating system and subsystem Components
- Experience on Z/OS connect and configuration
- Knowledge of Catalog management, IBM system utilities
- Strong experience of installing and supporting widely used ISV products
- Experience in building Mainframe LPAR and OS Upgrades
- Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
- Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Mainframe System Engineer
Remote - USA
Below is the JD for this position:
- Excellent understanding of System z architecture, Support and Lead maintenance activities and perform Z/OS upgrades.
- Strong experience with IBM z/OS operating system and subsystem Components
- Experience on Z/OS connect and configuration
- Work with operations team to monitor, maintain and IPL systems to improve consistency and availability
- z/OS performance monitoring and reporting
- Strong experience of installing and supporting widely used ISV products from different vendors which includes IBM, CA, BMC, Compuware and ASG.
- Experience in building Mainframe LPAR and OS Upgrades
- Knowledge of Catalog management, IBM system utilities
- Installation of patches and fixes
- Installation and maintenance of IBM and ISV products such as OPS/MVS, CA-1, CA-7, RACF, CA Sysview, Endevor, CA Netmater, Strobe, FileAid, Abendaid, Xpediter,, BMC Suit
- System parameters/parmlib maintenance
- Knowledge on HCD
- Capable of planning and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
- Performance tuning & Development of operational procedures