Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Senior Mainframe Production Support Engineer for their Riverwoods, IL /Hybrid location.
Responsibilities:- Mainframe Support Engineer
- Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2.
- REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro.
Batch Scheduling & Operations:
- Overall 10-12 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs
- Design, develop, and maintain batch job schedules using IBM Scheduler (OPC), Autosys, and Maestro.
- Monitor daily batch processing cycles, ensuring timely and successful completion.
- Troubleshoot and resolve scheduling and batch job failures, collaborating with application development and infra operations teams as needed.
- Review job dependencies and optimize workflows to prevent bottlenecks and improve performance.
- Document batch job workflows, schedules, and operational procedures.
Technologies:
- Mainframe batch application support or development knowledge to fix batch issues with good hands-on skills on Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2.
- REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro.
Mainframe Engineering:
- Support and maintain mainframe environments, ensuring batch jobs run efficiently and reliably.
- Perform regular health checks and performance tuning for mainframe batch processing.
- Participate in mainframe upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery testing as required.
Collaboration & Support:
- Work closely with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to coordinate batch job changes and deployments.
- Provide on-call support for critical production batch cycles and address incidents promptly.
- Offer technical guidance and knowledge transfer to junior team members and peers.
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce errors, and improve overall system efficiency.
- Stay updated with the latest mainframe technologies, scheduling tools, and industry best practices.
Requirements:10.00+ Years of Experience
Skills:
- Category Name Required Importance
- Control Systems OPC Yes 1
- Data Management Analytics Maestro Yes 1
- Data Management AutoSys - CA Yes 1
- Databases DB2 Yes 1
- Infrastructure Services JCL Yes 1
- Mainframe Cobol Yes 1
- Mainframe Mainframes Yes 1
- Mainframe REXX Yes 1
- Mainframe VSAM Yes 1
- Software Skills CICS Yes 1
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