Mainframe Operator

• Serve as a Level 1 Incident Manager for critical IT incidents and events, including rapid creation, escalation, triage, and tracking of customer technology-related issues.
• Communicate effectively with IT staff, customers, and vendors to ensure smooth collaboration during incidents.
• Utilize graphical monitoring systems to track the availability and status of infrastructure connectivity, assets, and services.
• Monitor mainframe control consoles and regularly check system performance to maintain high operational standards.
• Assist with reviewing and validating mainframe job control language as needed.
• Perform assigned deliveries and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Work onsite is required; remote work is not available for this position.
• Applicants may be scheduled to work holidays, days, afternoons, and/or midnight shifts.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT operations, NOC/SOC operations, or a similar production support role.
• Experience serving as an Incident Manager (Level 1) or in incident triage/coordination for critical outages and events.
• Hands-on experience using monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., What?s Up Gold, Pingdom, PRTG) to track availability, performance, and connectivity across infrastructure and services.
• Ability to monitor control consoles and perform routine checks of system performance in a high-availability environment (including IBM mainframe operations).
• Working knowledge of mainframe concepts; ability to assist with review/validation of job control language (JCL) is required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with IT staff, customers, and vendors during time-sensitive incidents.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams (minimum 5 years).
• Ability to work onsite (no work-from-home option for this position).
• Willingness and ability to work holidays and rotating shifts, including days, afternoons, and/or midnight shifts, as scheduled.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds., * Experience supporting IBM z/OS environments and enterprise scheduling/batch operations.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices (Incident, Problem, and Change Management).
• Experience working with ticketing/case management systems and documenting incident timelines and post-incident actions.
• Prior experience in a 24x7 operations center supporting multiple technologies and platforms.

Holidays Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance 401K 401K match

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