IBM Mainframe Engineers / z/OS Systems Programmers - Contract

IBM
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 150K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Customer Information Control System (CICS)
IBM DB2
Job Control Language (JCL)
IBM Mainframe
IBM Sametime
System Programming
Z/OS
Tso/ispf

Job description

  • Provide hands-on support and engineering across IBM z/OS platforms
  • Perform system upgrades, maintenance and ongoing platform support
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
  • Work across core mainframe tooling including JCL, TSO/ISPF and SMP/E
  • Support critical banking systems in a high-availability environment
  • Contribute to both BAU support and project-based initiatives

Requirements

  • Strong experience within IBM Mainframe (z/OS) environments (essential)
  • Background in infrastructure / systems programming (not development-focused)
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • z/OS Systems Programming
  • System Automation (OPS/MVS, IBM SA)
  • CICS Transaction Server
  • DB2 for z/OS
  • IBM Z Storage (DFSMS, DASD)
  • Solid understanding of core tooling such as JCL, TSO/ISPF, SMP/E
  • Experience supporting production systems in enterprise environments

About the company

We are currently supporting a major global banking client in the build-out of their core Mainframe infrastructure team and are looking to engage experienced IBM Mainframe professionals across a number of specialist areas. This is an opportunity to join a large-scale enterprise environment, working on a complex and business-critical IBM z/OS estate supporting high-volume, mission-critical systems. We are interested in speaking with contractors with strong Mainframe infrastructure experience, particularly within z/OS environments, across areas such as Systems Programming, Automation, CICS, DB2 and Storage.

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