Z/OS Manager / Associate Manager

Position Summary

• We are seeking an experienced z/OS System Administrator with hands-on experience in migrating legacy CA mainframe products to IBM or other ISV solutions. The successful candidate will manage z/OS system operations, software installation and upgrades, production support, and migration activities to ensure system stability, availability, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Migration

• Lead or support migration of legacy CA tools to IBM or alternative ISV products.
• Manage migration planning, configuration, testing, validation, and post-migration support.
• Relevant migration experience includes:
• CA Deliver to Beta DocZ (Beta 93).
• CA Dispatch to Beta DocZ (Beta 93).
• CA TPX Session Management to IBM CL/SuperSession.
• CA View to Beta LogZ (Beta 92).
• CA JMR to Beta LogZ.
• Ensure minimal disruption to production environments during migration.
• 2. z/OS System Administration & Operations
• Manage and maintain z/OS systems to ensure high availability, stability, and performance.
• Perform Initial Program Load (IPL), system configuration, and environment readiness activities.
• Monitor system health and resolve operational issues.
• 3. Job & Workload Management
• Monitor and manage batch jobs using JCL, JES2, SDSF, and scheduling tools.
• Ensure timely workload execution and troubleshoot job failures.
• Support batch scheduling using TWS or Control-M.
• 4. Software Installation & Upgrades
• Install and maintain mainframe software using SMP/E.
• Apply software patches, upgrades, and maintenance fixes.
• Ensure software currency and compatibility across environments.
• 5. Production Support & Change Management
• Provide L2/L3 production support and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
• Participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and support change deployments.
• 6. Disaster Recovery & Stakeholder Coordination
• Support disaster recovery drills, system recovery, and failover activities.
• Ensure compliance with recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams, including CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, and Storage teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in IBM z/OS system administration.
• Proven experience migrating CA mainframe products to IBM or other ISV solutions.
• Strong knowledge of JCL, JES2, and SDSF.
• Experience with SMP/E, software installation, upgrades, and patching.
• Familiarity with batch scheduling tools such as TWS and Control-M.
• Working knowledge of CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, and RACF security concepts.
• Experience in production support, incident management, change management, and disaster recovery.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is a technically strong mainframe professional with experience in z/OS administration and CA product migration. The candidate should be capable of managing complex migration activities, maintaining stable production environments, and collaborating with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Experience with Beta Systems products, particularly DocZ (Beta 93) and LogZ (Beta 92), will be a strong advantage.