Architect - GENART

Senior Associate - Mainframe $65 Hybrid - Riverwoods, IL Client Kit BGV must be cleared to start What are the top 3 skills required for this role? - Mainframe Support Engineer - Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2. - REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro. Job Description/ Responsibilities Batch Scheduling & Operations: • Overall 7-9 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs • Design, develop, and maintain batch job schedules using IBM Scheduler (OPC), Autosys, and Maestro. • Monitor daily batch processing cycles, ensuring timely and successful completion. • Troubleshoot and resolve scheduling and batch job failures, collaborating with application development and infra operations teams as needed. • Review job dependencies and optimize workflows to prevent bottlenecks and improve performance. • Document batch job workflows, schedules, and operational procedures. Technologies: • Mainframe batch application support or development knowledge to fix batch issues with good hands-on skills on Mainframe - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2. • · REXX, Endeavor, OPC scheduler, Autosys, Maestro. Mainframe Engineering: • Support and maintain mainframe environments, ensuring batch jobs run efficiently and reliably. • Perform regular health checks and performance tuning for mainframe batch processing. • Participate in mainframe upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery testing as required. Collaboration & Support: • Work closely with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to coordinate batch job changes and deployments. • Provide on-call support for critical production batch cycles and address incidents promptly. • Offer technical guidance and knowledge transfer to junior team members and peers. Continuous Improvement: • Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce errors, and improve overall system efficiency. • Stay updated with the latest mainframe technologies, scheduling tools, and industry best practices.