Senior Mainframe Production Support Engineer

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

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities