Mainframe Operations & Scheduling Engineer

Job description

Key Responsibilities: • Monitor and manage daily batch processing cycles in Mainframe z OS environments • Schedule maintain and support batch workloads using Control M TWS OPC CA 7 or similar scheduling tools • Perform batch job monitoring job restarts reruns dependency management and failure resolution • Monitor mainframe consoles JES2 SDSF queues and system messages to ensure smooth operations • Handle production incidents escalations and service requests while meeting SLA commitments • Coordinate with application infrastructure and business teams during batch processing issues and outages • Support IPL activities system health checks batch recovery and operational maintenance activities • Conduct root cause analysis RCA and implement preventive measures for recurring job failures Technical Requirements: • Experience in Mainframe Operations Scheduling or Production Support • Strong knowledge of IBM z OS JCL TSO ISPF SDSF JES2 and Console Operations • Hands on experience with Control M IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler TWS OPC CA 7 ESP or AutoSys • Experience in batch monitoring workload automation and dependency management • Understanding of CICS DB2 VSAM and file transfer processes in mainframe environments • Knowledge of Incident Problem and Change Management processes ITIL • Experience troubleshooting batch abends job failures and scheduling conflicts • Familiarity with HMC LPAR concepts and IPL activities is desirable Additional Responsibilities: • Experience managing critical overnight batch cycles and business critical processing windows • Knowledge of workload optimization SLA monitoring and batch performance tuning • Exposure to cross platform scheduling and file transfer dependencies • Ability to support 24x7 production environments through rotational shifts and on call support Preferred Skills: Technology->Mainframe Technologies->Mainframe Technologies- ALL->Mainframe Job Schedulers/Job Monitoring Tools,Technology->Infrastructure-Mainframes->Operations and Scheduling->operations and scheduling