Senior z/OS Systems Administrator | Long Term Contract | Remote(EST/CST)
At a glance
Senior Systems Administration role at Two95 International Inc. Remote, United States · contract.
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What you'll do
- Install and maintain IBM z/OS and related software, handling upgrades, system changes and lifecycle work
- Use SMP/E to manage software installation, fixes and maintenance, including analysis of zones, CSI datasets and SYSMODs
- Write REXX scripts to automate administration and operational tasks, and find manual work that automation can improve
- Configure z/OSMF services and workflows, using the platform for system management, monitoring and automation
- Diagnose complex z/OS issues, track system health and coordinate infrastructure fixes with technical teams
What you bring
- You have extensive hands-on use of SMP/E for IBM and third-party software maintenance
- You can develop REXX scripts for z/OS administration, monitoring and operational automation
- You can administer z/OSMF, including its services, workflows and plugins
Who this fits
This long-term contract suits a senior mainframe administrator who can provide technical guidance to other administrators. The role is remote in the United States, with EST/CST listed in the title, and includes production support and on-call work as needed.
From the employer
Title: Z/os System Administrator
Location: Remote
Type: Long Term Contract
Rate: $Open/hr.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, maintain, and support IBM z/OS operating systems and related system software.
- Perform z/OS upgrades, maintenance, system modifications, and lifecycle management.
- Provide advanced administration and troubleshooting of z/OS environments.
- Use SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) extensively for installation, maintenance, upgrades, PTFs, APARs, HOLDDATA processing, and management of IBM and third-party software.
- Analyze SMP/E environments, zones, CSI datasets, SYSMODs, and maintenance requirements.
- Develop and maintain REXX scripts to automate z/OS administration, monitoring, reporting, maintenance, and operational processes.
- Identify manual processes that can be improved through REXX-based automation.
- Administer and support IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF).
- Configure and maintain z/OSMF services, workflows, plugins, and system management functions.
- Utilize z/OSMF for system management, configuration, monitoring, and automation.
- Perform system problem determination, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex z/OS issues.
- Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and overall system health.
- Work with operations, application, storage, network, security, and database teams to resolve mainframe infrastructure issues.
- Participate in system upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery testing, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
- Maintain system documentation, operating procedures, configuration standards, and technical runbooks.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other mainframe systems administrators.
- Participate in production support and on-call activities as required.
Benefits
If Interested please send your updated resume to:rehana.j@two95intl.comand include your rate/Salary requirement along with your contact details with a suitable time when we can reach you. If you know of anyone in your sphere of contacts, who would be a perfect match for this job then, we would appreciate if you can forward this posting to them with a copy to us.
We look forward to hearing from you at the earliest
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