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# Technical Specialist (Mainframe Expert)

- **Company:** Oraapps Inc
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Customer Information Control System (CICS), Configuration Management, Databases, IBM DB2, Software Debugging, Middleware, Endevor, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM WebSphere MQ, Mainframes, Release Management, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Z/OS, Freeform SQL, Sql Tuning, Elixir
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9ad187b9-6862-4c4f-b554-c28139b4ab0a

## About the Role

This position is ideal for an experienced mainframe professional with a strong background in IBM z/OS and related technologies. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and optimising the client''s mainframe infrastructure while working closely with application development and infrastructure teams.
Key Technical Requirements:

 * Strong experience with IBM z/OS operating system
 * CICS administration, support, troubleshooting, and debugging
 * DB2 administration and SQL programming
 * IMS
 * JCL (Job Control Language)
 * Endevor configuration and release management
 * Elixir
 * Strong understanding of SQL performance tuning and optimisation
 * Experience working with DB2 tools and utilities
 * Knowledge of IBM MQ and middleware technologies is highly preferred

## Description

* Provide technical expertise and administration for IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
 * Support configuration management and release management activities using Endevor.
 * Administer and troubleshoot CICS environments while collaborating with application developers and infrastructure teams.
 * Analyse complex SQL queries and recommend performance improvements and cost-saving solutions.
 * Support DB2 databases using industry-standard tools and utilities.
 * Diagnose and resolve production issues across multiple mainframe technologies.
 * Ensure system stability, availability, and adherence to enterprise standards and best practices


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