Job Description
- Skills matrix questions are below - please send responses w/ initial submittal
- MUST possess EXCEPTIONAL communication skills (must be able to speak & articulate clearly)
- MUST meet ALL of the required skills
- W2 only - No visa sponsorship or transfer offered
- Only looking for candidates in EST or CST open to working in EST
- Prior experience in Banking and/or Financial domains highly preferred
Job Title: Senior Mainframe Automation Engineer Location: Remote Duration: 12+ month contract Note: No visa sponsorship/transfer - must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future (actual visa card must be valid for the next 18+-months / No H1B or OPT) NOTES FROM MANAGER / REQUIRED SKILLS & EXP.: Skill Set 1: OPS/MVS Skill Set 2: System Automation for z/OS (SA) Skill Set 3: Coding Senior Mainframe Automation Engineer: In this role you will be responsible for developing and implementing automated solutions in the mainframe modernization and z/OS environments. Our goal is to save our used users time, enhance their daily experience, and improve the quality of data captured.
Responsibilities: - Design, build, and implementation of mainframe modernization projects
- Utilize REXX, TSO, ISPF, DB2, batch JCL, etc. to create interactive utilities and perform batch processing
- Support existing solutions leveraging OPS/MVS and System Automation for z/OS
- Provide support for vendor-provided applications
- Perform Proof of Concept exercises for potential vendor provided applications
- Assist other mainframe team members and departments by identifying and automating processes and tasks
- Work with application teams and business users to gain an understanding of their requirements, develop a proposed solution, and build the agreed-upon utility or batch process
Required Skills and Experience: - A minimum of ten years of experience in systems programming in a mainframe environment
- Experience with REXX, TSO, ISPF, DB2, batch JCL
- Working knowledge of CA7, PanAPT, PanValet, IDZ, ADDI, Visual Studio, and Mainframe DevOps tools and concepts
- Expertise with OPS/MVS and/or IBM System Automation for z/OS
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education, military, and work experience
Preferred skills and Experience: - Experience with Kubernetes, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and container orchestration
- Experience using GIT, GITLAB, etc.
- Scripting experience with Shell, Python
- Experience with z/OS UNIX shell & OMVS commands
- Experience with Ansible for Z
- Experience with DB2 ISPF and SAS/WPS
Please ask the candidate to provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm they have ALL of the required skills/experience, & send w/ the initial submittal (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):
- LinkedIn profile link?
- If hired, are you able to work on Globalquest's W2 without any issues?
- Yrs. of IT exp. overall?
- Yrs. of exp. as a Senior Mainframe Automation Engineer?
- Do you possess a minimum of ten years of experience in systems programming in a mainframe environment (required)?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ REXX, TSO, ISPF, DB2, batch JCL (required) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ working knowledge of CA7, PanAPT, PanValet, IDZ, ADDI, Visual Studio, and Mainframe DevOps tools and concepts (required) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of expertise with OPS/MVS and/or IBM System Automation for z/OS (required) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education, military, and work experience (required)?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ Kubernetes, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and container orchestration (desired) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of exp. using GIT, GITLAB, etc. (desired) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of scripting exp. w/ Shell, Python (desired) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ z/OS UNIX shell & OMVS commands (desired) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ Ansible for Z (desired)?
- Yrs. of exp. w/ DB2 ISPF and SAS/WPS (desired) - please provide yrs. of exp. w/ each skill mentioned )?
- Yrs. of exp. working specifically for banks and/or financial institutions?
- Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?
Job Tags
Contract work, Work experience placement, H1b, Immediate start, Remote work