Mainframe Automation Engineer

AIDA Recruitment • Austin, TX

3d

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Automation Engineer to join our client team and support enterprise-scale IBM Z environments. In this role, you will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions across complex z/OS infrastructures, helping ensure system stability, resiliency, and seamless operations in high-availability environments. You will collaborate closely with infrastructure and mainframe engineering teams to build scalable automation workflows, improve operational efficiency, and support mission-critical business systems.

Requirements

• Proven experience working with Mainframe / IBM Z environments in enterprise organizations
• Strong knowledge of z/OS operating systems and automation concepts
• Hands-on experience with Broadcom OPS/MVS , System State Manager , or similar automation platforms
• Advanced expertise in REXX scripting
• Practical experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2 or IMS, and JCL
• Experience supporting production environments, including batch processing, incident management, and operational reliability
• Experience working with mainframe engineering and infrastructure teams in complex environments
• Understanding of high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-site architectures
• Experience with Git and code review practices
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Professional English communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with active-active or disaster recovery (DR) environments
• Experience driving automation improvements and operational excellence initiatives
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using Broadcom OPS/MVS and System State Manager
• Develop and optimize REXX scripts for automation, monitoring, and operational processes
• Configure and support automation failover capabilities across multi-site environments
• Collaborate with infrastructure and mainframe teams to design and implement automation solutions
• Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable automation designs
• Troubleshoot production incidents, batch processing failures, and system issues
• Analyze system behavior and identify opportunities to improve reliability, resiliency, and automation coverage
• Follow change management processes, including code reviews and version control using Git
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Support knowledge sharing, training, and team enablement initiatives

Benefits

• Work with large-scale enterprise IBM Z environments
• Contribute to highly available, mission-critical systems
• Collaborate with experienced mainframe and infrastructure professionals
• Drive automation initiatives that have a direct impact on operational stability and efficiency
• Opportunity to work on complex technical challenges in a distributed global environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior