Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Automation

About Us (Ensono)

Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients' digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize today's systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development. With certified experts in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and recognized as Microsoft Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year, Ensono has over 3500+ associates globally and is headquartered in greater Chicago.

We care about your success, offering comprehensive strategic and managed services for mission-critical applications. Our Advisory and Consulting services can help upfront with an application strategy or find the right places for your applications - whether it's public, multi or hybrid cloud, or mainframe. And because we span across all mission-critical platforms, we can meet you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey, with 24/7 support when you need it. We are your relentless ally, flexing with you when challenges emerge so you don't feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so you're continuously innovating - doing more with less while remaining secure. And that's just the beginning.

Job Description 'z/OS Automation Engineer'

Your role

Do you like to work and explore multiple, complex IT technologies? Are you a customer-focused team player, who would like to become part of a large global organization?

For our Mainframe Shared Services team we are looking for a z/OS Automation Engineer.

In this position you will be responsible for:

• design, build, test and maintain Automation, Monitoring and System Availability solutions in a highly automated z/OS Mainframe environment
• Plan and execute DR drills ( failover and failback)

• Knowledge of z/OS Mainframes and IBM or 3rd party Software, in particular SA390 and/or BMC Mainview software products would be helpful
• Experience in IBM Parallel Sysplex technology SA390/GDPS/Hyperswap/PPRC
• Experience in problem analyzing and writing REXX scripts for solution
• Experience in AI software and its implementation with willingness to use it for z/OS Mainframe environment (for AI Automation Eng) Example : BMC AMI Ops
• MS office suite experience
• Automation Infrastructure Started Tasks (IBM GDPS, Mainview)
• Automation Infrastructure Interfaces(AutoOperator, GDPS (Netview), Netcool/BigPanda)
• BMC Products Overview (BMC Product List, BBI2 versus BB3 Arch )
• BMC Product Details
• BMC Product Interfaces(IMFEXEC, AOEXEC, TOMEXEC)
• System Start, Image Isolation and System Shutdown
• TOM backup/restore
• AutoOperator Introduction
• ALM Reports, Executing
• REXX 80%
• OPSmvs , BMC Mainview
• Concepts - message trapping.

• Assertive
• Flair for organizational and project management
• Good communicator and coordinator
• Fluent in English and eager to work in a Global Team
• A committed and visionary team player who is able to collaborate and prioritize across a complex environment

We're more than IT allies. Globally, we optimize, evolve, and innovate with clients, crafting tailored solutions that expedite business outcomes. As a top Azure Expert MSP and one of seven with AWS mainframe competency, we define a smarter cloud future. Our distinction as an ISG Provider Lens Leader, successfully managing 1 million MIPS, showcases our unmatched mainframe expertise.

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Global locations across the US, Europe and India
3,500+ associates
Award-winning Academies for mainframe and cloud
Proven cross-platform expertise that powers transformation: Hundreds of Microsoft and AWS certified experts
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