Mainframe Automation Engineer

AIDA Recruitment

Austin, Texas

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Automation, Automation Engineering, Business Solutions, Change Management, Cobol Programming Language, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Disaster Recovery, English Language, Failover, Git, High Availability, IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System), IBM DB2, IBM IMS Database, IBM MVS Operating System, IBM Mainframe, IBM Product Family, IBM Rexx Programming Language, IBM z-OS Operating System, Identify Issues, Incident Management, JCL (Job Control Language), Mainframe Computer, Operating Systems, Operational Improvement, Operational Strategy, Operational Support, Operations Processes, Process Improvement, Production Support, Production Systems, Reliability Engineering, Scalable System Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Technical Writing
LOCATION
Austin, Texas
POSTED
6 days ago

We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Automation Engineer to join our client team and  support enterprise-scale IBM Z environments. In this role, you will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions across complex z/OS infrastructures, helping ensure system stability, resiliency, and seamless operations in high-availability environments.

You will collaborate closely with infrastructure and mainframe engineering teams to build scalable automation workflows, improve operational efficiency, and support mission-critical business systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using Broadcom OPS/MVS and System State Manager
  • Develop and optimize REXX scripts for automation, monitoring, and operational processes
  • Configure and support automation failover capabilities across multi-site environments
  • Collaborate with infrastructure and mainframe teams to design and implement automation solutions
  • Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable automation designs
  • Troubleshoot production incidents, batch processing failures, and system issues
  • Analyze system behavior and identify opportunities to improve reliability, resiliency, and automation coverage
  • Follow change management processes, including code reviews and version control using Git
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
  • Support knowledge sharing, training, and team enablement initiatives

Requirements

  • Proven experience working with Mainframe / IBM Z environments in enterprise organizations
  • Strong knowledge of z/OS operating systems and automation concepts
  • Hands-on experience with Broadcom OPS/MVS, System State Manager, or similar automation platforms
  • Advanced expertise in REXX scripting
  • Practical experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2 or IMS, and JCL
  • Experience supporting production environments, including batch processing, incident management, and operational reliability
  • Experience working with mainframe engineering and infrastructure teams in complex environments
  • Understanding of high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-site architectures
  • Experience with Git and code review practices
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Professional English communication skills

Nice to Have

  • Experience with active-active or disaster recovery (DR) environments
  • Experience driving automation improvements and operational excellence initiatives
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Why Join?

  • Work with large-scale enterprise IBM Z environments
  • Contribute to highly available, mission-critical systems
  • Collaborate with experienced mainframe and infrastructure professionals
  • Drive automation initiatives that have a direct impact on operational stability and efficiency
  • Opportunity to work on complex technical challenges in a distributed global environment

About the Company

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AIDA Recruitment