Mainframe Automation / NetView Engineer - MANEDP

Job Title: Mainframe Automation / NetView Engineer
Location: Phoenix, AZ; Plano, TX; Charlotte, NC
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months (possible conversion to FTE)
Schedule: Hybrid | 3 days onsite, 2 days work from home

Pay Rate: $60 - $65/hr

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Automation / NetView Engineer to support IBM z/OS environments through automation development, enterprise monitoring, event management, and operational resiliency.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with the IBM z/OS operating system.

• 5+ years of IBM NetView administration and automation experience.

• Strong hands-on development experience with REXX, CLIST, and NetView automation.

• Proven experience designing event-driven operational automation solutions.

• Experience administering IBM NetView for z/OS, including Automation Tables (AUTOTBL), Command Lists (CMDLISTs), event management, and message automation.

• Experience developing automation scripts, event-processing logic, and automated recovery procedures.

• Strong knowledge of z/OS Communications Server, VTAM, TCP/IP, and enterprise monitoring solutions.

• Experience integrating NetView automation with OMEGAMON and other enterprise monitoring platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to support highly available enterprise mainframe environments.

• Strong troubleshooting, incident resolution, root cause analysis, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS).

• Experience supporting large-scale financial services or banking environments.

• Knowledge of RACF and z/OS security controls.

• Familiarity with ITIL processes and ServiceNow.

• Experience supporting 24×7 enterprise production environments.

• Knowledge of CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, and related z/OS subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain IBM NetView for z/OS environments.

• Configure and support NetView automation infrastructure, definitions, policies, and operational controls.

• Monitor NetView performance, availability, and operational effectiveness.

• Develop automation solutions using REXX, CLIST, and NetView Command Lists (CMDLISTs).

• Create reusable automation frameworks, automated recovery procedures, and operational workflows.

• Implement event-driven automation, message automation, notifications, and escalation procedures.

• Configure and maintain Automation Tables (AUTOTBL) and message-processing rules.

• Develop proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to improve event correlation and reduce manual operator intervention.

• Support production operations, resolve incidents, and perform root cause analysis for infrastructure and automation failures.

• Integrate NetView automation with z/OS Communications Server, VTAM, TCP/IP, OMEGAMON, and enterprise monitoring platforms.

• Support automation across Sysplex environments.

• Collaborate with operations, network, security, and systems programming teams to improve reliability and operational resiliency.