Associate Mainframe Systems Programmer

AAA • Coppell, TX

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About The Position

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their mainframe career to deepen their skills in the IBM z/OS environment while supporting high‑volume enterprise systems. You’ll work alongside senior engineers to maintain and enhance a parallel sysplex running CICS and DB2 , help monitor performance, assist with automation, and participate in system programming tasks. This position is ideal for someone with foundational mainframe experience who is eager to grow into a broader systems programming role.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience working with or supporting IBM mainframe environments .
• Foundational knowledge of tools and concepts such as SMP/E , JCL , TSO/ISPF , and performance data like SMF/CMF.
• Familiarity with environments that use CICS, DB2, or WebSphere MQ .
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Interest in Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• A customer‑focused mindset with strong follow‑up and problem‑solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to z/VM or Linux on the mainframe.
• Experience writing or maintaining REXX scripts.
• Curiosity about performance tuning, automation, or capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Support the z/OS V3.1 operating system in a parallel sysplex environment for two mainframe systems running CICS and DB2, including participation in disaster‑recovery activities.
• Assist with performance and capacity monitoring using tools such as SMF , MXG , WLM , and BMC AMI OPS .
• Help build and maintain automation to detect, prevent, or resolve system issues, using scripting languages like REXX .
• Participate in standard system programming tasks, including hardware configuration, software installation, maintenance, and vendor product updates.
• Support areas such as storage management, performance tuning, capacity planning, security, networking, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with technical teams, operations staff, and application developers to enhance and maintain the mainframe environment.
• Assist with software deployments and day‑to‑day support activities as assigned by the department manager.
• Build strong working relationships with business and development teams through clear communication and reliable follow‑through.

Benefits

• Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• Tuition assistance
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees