Mainframe zOS Consultant

Access Computer Consulting plc

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

8 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Compensation

£ 130K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Data Recovery

Software Debugging

IBM Parallel Sysplex

Job Control Language (JCL)

Rexx (Programming Language)

Job Entry Subsystem 2/3

Mainframes

Broadcom

Z/OS

Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)

Performance Monitor

Requirements

The role falls inside IR35 so you will need to work through an umbrella company for the duration of the contract.

You will be a Mainframe z/OS Systems Programmer specialising in hardware refresh, product upgrades, and software life cycle management using advanced tools like SMP/E, z/OSMF, Broadcom, IBM, and BMC utilities.

You will have a deep understanding of z/OS architecture, including IPL procedures, JES2/JES3 configurations, Sysplex management, SMF data collection, and parmlib customisation.

You will be responsible for configuring and supporting Mainframe connectivity, performance monitoring, backup & recovery and system administration.

You must be proficient in writing and debugging system-level routines and automation - Assembler for exits and control blocks, REXX for Scripting and batch utilities and JCL for job submission, parameterisation, and workflow control.