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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mainframe Output Management Consultant - **Company:** Kforce Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** CLIST, COBOL (Programming Language), Job Control Language (JCL), IBM Mainframe, Rexx (Programming Language), Tivoli Management Framework, Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), Job Entry Subsystem 2/3, Mainframes, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Software Configuration Management, Z/OS, Tso/ispf - **Published:** June 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/638c98ce-bd9c-4135-b8b6-f8d5f68587b7 ## About the Role * Hands-on experience with IBM Tivoli Output Manager in a z/OS environment * Strong understanding of mainframe output management concepts * Experience with z/OS, JES2 and/or JES3, SYSOUT, and spool processing * Ability to read, analyze, and troubleshoot JCL * Experience with TSO/ISPF * Experience using SDSF for job and output review * Strong understanding of mainframe batch execution and production support * Experience troubleshooting output routing, report capture, report retention, and report distribution issues * Ability to work independently with minimal ramp-up * Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with IBM and client stakeholders Preferred Skills * Experience with IBM SCLM - Software Configuration and Library Manager * Experience supporting ISPF panel setup or SCLM-related execution/configuration * Experience with mainframe security tools such as RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret * COBOL mainframe environment experience * Experience with REXX or CLIST scripting * Experience with Assembler or ASMA90-related environments * Prior experience supporting migration, acquisition integration, go-live, or production cutover efforts Experience with comparable output/report management tools such as: * CA View/SAR * Mobius * IBM Content Manager OnDemand ## Description Kforce is seeking an experienced Tivoli Output Manager or what may be also considered as a Mainframe Output Management Consultant to support an engagement for a long-standing enterprise client in the Pacific Northwest., This is a short-term, high-priority consulting assignment supporting an active mainframe migration and configuration effort. The broader project involves IBM SCLM - Software Configuration and Library Manager and related z/OS configuration activities. The consultant will be focused on supporting Tivoli Output Manager, mainframe output handling, JES/batch output validation, and related production readiness activities. This is not a generic Tivoli administration role. The right consultant must have hands-on experience in a z/OS mainframe environment, with strong knowledge of Tivoli Output Manager, JES2/JES3, JCL, ISPF/TSO, SDSF, batch execution, and SYSOUT/report distribution, * Support Tivoli Output Manager activities within an active IBM mainframe migration/configuration project * Configure, validate, and troubleshoot output/report management processes in a z/OS environment * Support capture, routing, archiving, viewing, retention, and distribution of mainframe output * Validate JES2/JES3 output handling, SYSOUT processing, and spool-related activity * Review and troubleshoot JCL and batch job output * Use SDSF, TSO, and ISPF to review jobs, output, panels, and configuration details * Assist with ISPF panel setup and related mainframe configuration activities * Support SCLM-adjacent activities where output, batch execution, or ISPF setup is involved * Troubleshoot missing, failed, misrouted, or incorrectly retained reports/output * Assist with go-live readiness, cutover support, and post-go-live warranty support * Partner with IBM and client technical teams in a fast-moving project environment * Document issues, configuration steps, resolutions, and knowledge transfer items ## Related Videos - [".Net is too slow" was not an option](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100176-net-is-too-slow-was-not-an-option) - [Building with IBM Bob](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100275-building-with-ibm-bob) - [Migrating from COBOL with AI: A Moonshot Demo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1531-migrating-from-cobol-with-ai-a-moonshot-demo) ## Related Articles - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [93 Java Interview Questions You Should Prepare For](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/14-93-java-interview-questions-you-should-prepare-for) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Data Science & more: The Lopez dilemma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/10-data-science-more-the-lopez-dilemma)