Mainframe Automation System Programmer
K&K GLOBAL TALENT SOLUTIONS INC
Plano, United States of America
5 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Plano, United States of America
Tech stack
Build Automation
Customer Information Control System (CICS)
CLIST
IBM DB2
Job Control Language (JCL)
IBM Mainframe
Rexx (Programming Language)
Job Entry Subsystem 2/3
Python
Mainframes
Ansible
Runbook
Security Information and Event Management
System Programming
Z/OS
GIT
Performance Monitor
Omegamon
REST
Software Version Control
Job description
Mainframe Automation System Programmer with 5+ years of experience in z/OS system programming and enterprise automation, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions across IBM mainframe environments. The role focuses on reducing manual effort, improving reliability, and enhancing operational efficiency across z/OS, DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ, and JES2/3 platforms. The candidate will build automation scripts, self-healing frameworks, monitoring solutions, and ensure audit-compliant operations using modern DevOps practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Mainframe System Programming experience
- Strong automation experience in z/OS environments
- Proficiency in Rexx, CLIST, JCL
- IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS / TWS)
- Experience with z/OS subsystems: DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ, JES2/3
- WTOR handling and command automation
- Event-driven automation and triggers
- Git / Version Control
- Mainframe DevOps practices
- Monitoring and system recovery automation
- Audit, compliance, and security controls
- Documentation / runbooks / rollback planning
Good-to-have Skills
- Ansible for z/OS
- Python for z/OS automation
- REST API integration with enterprise tools
- OMEGAMON / IBM Z Monitoring Suite
- RMF / SMF performance monitoring
- ChangeMan
- SOX / ISO / ITIL knowledge
- SIEM / SOC integrations
