Mainframe Automation Manager

Phoenix, AZ, US • Posted 8 days ago • Updated 8 days ago
Contract W2
Contract Corp To Corp
Contract Independent
6 Months
Travel Required
On-site
$65 - $70/hr
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  • Mainframe Automation Manager

Summary

Job Title: Mainframe Automation Manager

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Duration: 6+ Months

Interview Process: Video

Requires on-site in Phoenix, AZ (Relocation is acceptable) 
 
Responsibilities
  • Technical leadership and hands-on guidance in:
  • Mainframe automation frameworks and system state management
  • Expert-level REXX scripting; deep z/OS operating environment expertise
  • Designing/supporting automated failover in multi-site environments
  • RESTful APIs and systems integration for orchestration
  • DevOps tooling (e.g., Jenkins including Zowe plug-in, Ansible) and CI/CD for mainframe workloads
  • ServiceNow ITSM workflows and automation
  • AIOps/event-management platforms (e.g., Moogsoft or equivalent)
  • SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO and related toolchains
  • Governance, risk, and controls:
  • Strong change control discipline (Git, peer reviews, deployment safeguards)
  • High-quality documentation: runbooks, process/architecture standards
  • Alignment with audit and compliance requirements
  • Stakeholder and vendor management:
  • Partner with infrastructure leaders and vendors; drive outcomes via SLAs and measurable KPIs
  • Translate functional requirements into automation workflows; steward solution documentation and training
  • Operations ownership:
  • Troubleshoot and drive root-cause fixes; prepare detailed problem reports
  • Resilience/DR: hands-on experience with GDPS and Safeguarded Copy
  • Collaborate on performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost efficiency
 
Qualifications
  • Extensive experience leading mainframe automation in large, multi-site enterprises
  • Expert REXX and deep z/OS knowledge with a track record of robust automation delivery
  • Demonstrated success implementing resilience/DR automation (GDPS, Safeguarded Copy)
  • Proficiency with DevOps tooling (Jenkins incl. Zowe plug-in, Ansible) and REST API integrations
  • ServiceNow ITSM automation; familiarity with AIOps/event correlation platforms
  • Strong SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO; ability to mentor across these domains
  • Proven change management discipline (Git, peer reviews) and excellence in documentation/runbooks
  • Exceptional communication skills for complex topics, training, and stakeholder engagement
  • Experience owning KPIs, quarterly improvement cycles, and executive-level reporting
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Leadership Expectations
  • Lead engineers/SREs with clear objectives, coaching, and succession planning; foster documentation and knowledge sharing.
  • Shape automation standards across technology services group ; align priorities to business outcomes and risk posture.
  • Present strategy, results, and risks to senior technology leadership; influence cross-platform adoption.
  • Practice financial stewardship for tooling, licensing, and infrastructure; identify savings via automation and improved change success rates.
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  • Dice Id: 80167591
  • Position Id: 31655-12844-
  • Posted 8 days ago
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