Senior Mainframe z/VM & Linux Systems Engineer

Experience: 10+

Contract: Long Term

‼Only GC, USC‼

Key Responsibilities

• * Install, configure, administer, and maintain IBM z/VM environments.
• * Provision and manage Linux on IBM Z (s390x) virtual servers.
• * Perform system upgrades, migrations, patching, and capacity planning.
• * Monitor system performance and optimize resource utilization.
• * Support high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• * Configure and maintain virtual networking, storage, and security components.
• * Troubleshoot operating system, virtualization, and infrastructure issues.
• * Implement automation for provisioning, monitoring, and system administration tasks.
• * Collaborate with application, database, storage, and network teams.
• * Develop and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• * Participate in on-call support and production incident resolution.

• Required Skills & Experience

• * 5+ years of experience supporting IBM Mainframe environments.
• * Strong hands-on experience with:

• o* z/VM

  o* Linux on IBM Z (RHEL, SUSE, or Ubuntu for s390x)

  o* IBM Z hardware platforms

  o* Virtual machine provisioning and administration

• * Experience with:

• o* DIRMAINT

  o* RACF or equivalent security administration

  o* TCP/IP networking

  o* Shared File System (SFS)

  o* CMS

  o* CP commands and system management

• * Strong Linux administration skills:

• o* User management

  o* Storage management

  o* System tuning

  o* Shell scripting

  o* Performance troubleshooting

• * Experience supporting virtualized enterprise workloads.

• Preferred Qualifications

• * Experience with:

• o* IBM z16, z15, z14, or z13 platforms

  o* LinuxONE environments

  o* IBM Wave for z/VM

  o* OpenShift on IBM Z

  o* Kubernetes

  o* Docker / Podman containers

  o* Ansible automation

  o* Git and DevOps tools

• * Familiarity with:

• o* Db2

  o* WebSphere

  o* MQ

  o* CICS integration

  o* Hybrid cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, OCI)

• * Experience with security and compliance frameworks in financial services environments.

• Education

• * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Desired Soft Skills

• * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• * Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• * Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• * Experience supporting large-scale banking, insurance, or government environments is highly preferred.

• Nice to Have

• * IBM Certified z/VM System Programmer
• * Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• * SUSE Certified Administrator

• •* Experience with Mainframe Modernization and Linux workload migration initiatives.