Mainframe System Automation Engineer

GCS Ltd

Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 130K

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Agile Methodologies

File Transfer

Job Control Language (JCL)

Rexx (Programming Language)

Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)

Job Entry Subsystem 2/3

Mainframes

Windows Server

SAS (Software)

Web Pages

Z/OS

Cyberark

REST

Splunk

ServiceNow

Control M

Provide expert Mainframe Automation and output management support.
Develop and support Splunk dashboards and alerts.
Author test cases for validating functionality.
Represent the team at meetings and collaborate with business & operational teams.
Manage Mainframe Automation tools, ensuring compliance with security and policies (e.g., CyberArk, ServiceNow).
Handle problem escalations, including vendor support, and follow ITIL processes (Change, Incident, Root Cause Analysis).
Potential 24x7x365 on-call support.

Knowledge of Mainframe systems (OPS MVS, CA-View, CA-Deliver, REXX).
Experience with Mainframe Operations: JCL, ISPF, JES2, z/OS.
Familiarity with ServiceNow, ITIL processes, and Agile concepts.
Ability to handle Splunk dashboards, alerts, and basic file transfer knowledge. Desirable Skills:
Experience with BMC AMI Ops Automation, BMC Control-M.
Knowledge of REST APIs, SAS, and Windows servers.
Web page coding skills. Education & Experience:
Graduate or equivalent education in a computing-related subject.
At least 5 years of experience in a complex Mainframe environment.