Mainframe Engineer – z/os, Linux, DB2, IMS, COBOL

Mainframe Engineer – z/os, Linux, DB2, IMS, COBOL Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Mainframe Engineer – z/os, Linux, DB2, IMS, COBOL to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Employ Continuous Improvement methods to ensure robust and thorough testing;
  • Write automated test cases and script them on the chosen test platform;
  • Consult with product development to evaluate system interfaces, operational requirements, and performance requirements of the overall system;
  • Recommend design improvements or corrections throughout the development process;
  • Accurately provide project (EPIC’s / Story / Task) testing estimates;
  • Review product design documentation to ensure that requirements stated are correct, unambiguous, and verifiable;
  • Participate in development and test meetings.

Requirements:

  • Mainframe security – RACF, LDAP;
  • JES2 or JES3 – Knowledge of a JOB’s lifecycle and how to effect it;
  • Mainframe deployment strategies – LPAR, SYSPLEX, GDPS, etc;
  • Access Methods – VSAM, QSAM, BSAM, BPAM, BDAM, EXCP;
  • Transactional systems – CICS or IMS;
  • BATCH – JCL – from simple to complex PROCs with multiple steps and conditional checking;
  • Experience of Jira, Git and Jenkins;
  • Database – DB2;
  • Mainframe development experience in Cobol, PL1, HLASM;
  • TSO – REXX both usage and development;
  • z/OS – All skills from installation, maintenance, control, capabilities, and internals;
  • Debugging and analysis of system logs;
  • Knowledge of bash shell scripting / command line in Linux;
  • Extensive experience around testing and automation on Linux systems, particularly RHEL;
  • Debugging skills – IPCS, zXDC.