Join our team as a Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer, where you will be responsible for building and operating IT hardware and software resources in on-prem, cloud, or hybrid scenarios to support internal customer needs. This role involves a wide variety of activities that operationalize cross-functional teams, including capacity planning, resource optimization, and maintaining mainframe systems.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience with Mainframe Systems
Proficiency in Z/OS
10 years in IT; 8 years in development
Senior Engineer experience: Practical in 2 coding languages or advanced practical in 1 language
Prior work experience at client or in the client's industry
Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Eight or more years of System Programming experience, including dump analysis, SMP/E, SMF, USS, Omegamon, MVS, and JES exits
Working knowledge of z/Operating System internals in JES2 or JES3 environments
Experience in planning, customizing, testing, and supporting Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products (e.g., CA Technologies, BMC, SAS, IBM)
Proficient with Client Word and Excel; experience with Access, PowerPoint, and Client Project for project administration is highly desirable
Working knowledge of ISPF, TSO, JCL, and IBM utilities is essential
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Design, operate, and maintain enterprise servers, including specialty mainframe systems like IBM/LPARS
Research, design, implement, and maintain complex infrastructure solutions for internal customer needs
Design and configure secure virtualized environments aligned with enterprise architecture blueprints
Utilize existing tools or assist in engineering custom monitoring solutions to ensure systems are configured correctly and remain secure
Monitor and review resources like CPU, memory, storage, and network traffic to ensure effective utilization
Resolve bottlenecks and plan for future capacity needs based on resource usage trends
Provide system-programming support for the installation and upgrade of mainframe hardware configurations
Provide customer support by addressing Software/Hardware related trouble tickets providing levels 1, 2, and 3 support
For immediate consideration, please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.