Mainframe DevOps & Deployment Tools Engineer

Hybrid in Phoenix, AZ, US • Posted 11 hours ago • Updated 11 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
6 Months
No Travel Required
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Mainframe
  • SCM
  • IBM Z/OS
  • JCL
  • TSO/ISPF

Summary

Mainframe Dev & Deployment Tools Engineer
The Role:
We are seeking a skilled Mainframe Dev & Deployment Tools Engineer to design, implement, and support development toolchains and deployment frameworks for IBM z/OS environments. This role focuses on enabling DevOps practices, automating build and deployment pipelines, and ensuring smooth application promotion across development, test, and production environments.
* This role requires employees to live in or around the Phoenix, AZ area. You will be responsible to be onsite 3 days a week. We will consider candidates who are willing to relocate to the area.
Key Responsibilities:
Development Toolchain & DevOps Enablement
  • Design and maintain mainframe development toolchains supporting:
    • COBOL, PL/I, JCL, and related technologies
  • Enable and support:
    • Source control integration
    • Versioning strategies
    • Artifact management
  • Promote adoption of DevOps practices for mainframe development
Build & Deployment Automation
  • Develop and maintain automated build and deployment processes
  • Implement tools and pipelines for:
    • Code compilation
    • Packaging
    • Promotion across environments
  • Automate release management processes to:
    • Reduce manual effort
    • Increase reliability and consistency
Deployment Frameworks & Tools Support
  • Administer and support enterprise deployment tools such as:
    • Endevor
    • ChangeMan
    • ISPW
  • Manage:
    • Package lifecycle (build, test, deploy, rollback)
    • Promotion paths across DEV → QA → UAT → PROD
Environment Management
  • Manage and support:
    • Development, test, and production environments
  • Ensure consistency and integrity across environments
  • Coordinate deployments with:
    • Application teams
    • QA
    • Operations
Automation & Integration
  • Develop automation using:
    • REXX, CLIST, JCL, scripting tools
  • Integrate mainframe toolchains with:
    • Enterprise CI/CD pipelines
    • Distributed DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, etc. – when applicable)
Required Qualifications:
  • 5–10+ years of mainframe experience
  • 3–5+ years in Dev & Deployment / SCM / Release Engineering
  • Strong experience with:
    • IBM z/OS environment
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Endevor / ChangeMan / ISPW
  • Solid understanding of:
    • Mainframe SDLC processes
    • Build and release management
  • Experience with:
    • JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF
    • Source control and promotion processes
  • Knowledge of:
    • DevOps concepts applied to mainframe
  • Ability to build custom application written in assembler
  • Very strong Cobol, Assembler and REXX knowledge and experience
Preferred Experience:
  • Familiarity with:
    • DB2, IMS, CICS integration in deployments
  • Experience with:
    • CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git integration)
    • Automation frameworks (REXX, Python)
  • Exposure to:
    • Mainframe modernization initiatives
  • Experience with:
    • Enterprise-scale DevOps transformations
    • Automation of build/release pipelines
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: RTX1daa12
  • Position Id: 9013587
  • Posted 11 hours ago
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