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