Mainframe Engineer

Title: Mainframe Engineer
Location: Vienna, VA (HYBRID)
Duration: Initial 6-month contract with possible extensions
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.
 
Mainframe Engineer

• Strong ability to investigate operational, technical, and business problems; analyze requirements; and recommend reliable automation solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex system and automation information clearly to technical teams, business partners, and upper management.
• Strong time management, prioritization, research, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, as required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, guide, and mentor others while promoting technical best practices, process improvement, and operational efficiency.
• Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, including administration, configuration, policy development, managed resource automation, automation definitions, resource dependency models, and SA policy database maintenance.
• Advanced REXX programming experience developing enterprise automation solutions, command processors, automation routines, operational tooling, and automation scripts.
• Strong experience with IBM NetView, including automation tables, message automation, command lists, PIPEs, event processing, and policy-driven automation components.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting automation across z/OS subsystems and middleware platforms such as CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, and TCP/IP.
• Experience developing automation for CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, restart, and health monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of Parallel Sysplex environments, cross-system automation concepts, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations.
• Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler, including IWS, TWS, ZWS, and workload automation processes.
• Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services, including USS/OMVS and automation involving UNIX processes and shell scripting.
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring and event management tools such as IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft.
• Experience managing, monitoring, and supporting mainframe and/or distributed systems, business applications, and infrastructure platforms.
• Experience identifying and implementing automation opportunities across IBM z/Series, UNIX, and Windows operating systems.
• Experience supporting high-availability, recovery, restart, and self-healing automation solutions.
• Proven ability to reduce manual intervention, improve operational reliability, and deliver scalable automation solutions that support business services.

Desired

• Bachelor''s degree in Information Technology or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Possess current awareness of professional standards, innovations and industry best practices
• Experience with OMEGAMON situation development, alerting, and monitoring customization.
• Experience with GDPS and disaster recovery automation.
• Experience with SMP/E maintenance and z/OS system programming concepts.
• Familiarity with Ansible, REST APIs, and mainframe modernization technologies

 
Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!

 
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients’ business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
 
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.