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# IBM Workload IT Specialist

- **Company:** CYBER CODE MASTERS LLC
- **Location:** Albany, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Batch Processing, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM Mainframe, Tivoli Management Framework, Software Deployment, System Testing, Z/OS, Diagnostic Tools, Tso/ispf, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/4a6f1544-c131-4d80-9563-60bd93d93b94/ibm-workload-it-specialist

## About the Role

* 84 months Experience using administering IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/Tivoli Workload Scheduler) in a z/OS mainframe environment.
 * 84 months Experience using and administering IBM Dynamic Workload Console (DWC) for workload administration and monitoring.
 * 84 Months Experience Knowledge of IBM z/OS operations, JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and batch processing concepts.
 * 60 Months Experience workload automation concepts including calendars,
 * dependencies, critical paths, and event-driven scheduling.
 * 60 Months Experience troubleshooting batch processing failures and performing production support.

Must be a US Citizen

## Description

* This position will work on tax modernization in the platform's operations team as a part of the scheduling and automations team.
 * Tax modernization is a multi-year project focused on modernizing the IT infrastructure and applications for the NYS tax department.
 * One of the key components of that is modernizing the day-to-day operations through scheduling and automation.

Day to day tasks:Primary Responsibilities

 * Administer, maintain, and support the IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) environment on IBM mainframe systems.
 * Monitor daily workload processing to ensure scheduled jobs, job streams, and dependencies execute successfully and within established service levels.
 * Configure, schedule, and manage batch workloads across enterprise applications and platforms.
 * Analyze and resolve job failures, scheduling conflicts, resource contention issues, and workload bottlenecks.
 * Perform workload forecasting, capacity planning, and schedule optimization to improve operational efficiency.
 * Create, modify, and maintain job definitions, calendars, run cycles, workstations, and job streams.
 * Support production batch processing, including incident response, troubleshooting, and recovery activities.
 * Coordinate with application teams, system programmers, database administrators, and business units to implement scheduling requirements.
 * Manage workload dependencies between mainframe and distributed systems.
 * Develop and maintain scheduling standards, procedures, and operational documentation.
 * Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and workload restoration activities.
 * Ensure compliance with organizational security, change management, and audit requirements.
 * Utilize IBM Dynamic Workload Console (DWC) to monitor, manage, and administer enterprise workloads.
 * Configure and maintain DWC dashboards, monitoring views, alerts, and reporting functions.
 * Troubleshoot workload execution issues using DWC monitoring and diagnostic tools.
 * Support end users and operations staff in the use of DWC scheduling and monitoring capabilities.
 * Implement and maintain workload automation policies using DWC administrative functions.
 * Generate workload status, performance, and operational reports for management and technical teams.
 * Technical Support and Administration
 * Perform installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrades of IBM Workload Scheduler components.
 * Manage scheduling agents, communication links, and workload automation infrastructure.
 * Support integration between IWS and enterprise applications, databases, and middleware platforms.
 * Implement workload automation best practices to improve reliability, availability, and performance.
 * Conduct root cause analysis for recurring scheduling issues and recommend corrective actions.
 * Participate in system testing, application deployments, and production implementation activities.