Mainframe Automation Sr SME

Job Summary

As a Mainframe Automation Senior SME at Kyndryl, you'll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You'll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients - which means some of the biggest in the world.

There's never a typical day as a System Administrator at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You'll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.

The Automation Engineer is responsible for research, analysis, documentation, and presentation of effective methods of consolidating various jobs/workflows/started tasks and automating them to prevent manual intervention from Operations. Automation also provides recovery processes to support high availability initiatives. The Automation analyst is responsible for evaluating and projecting impacts of actual or proposed changes in jobs codes wherever necessary or in the job scheduler. Ideally, the individual would benefit from understand processes from both the Infrastructure Operations Center, and the Lines of Business.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project services and application services projects & provides technical solutions.
• Work with projects team to design and document work flow chart.
• Act as the problem owner for critical situations, and look for opportunities to work with technical towers and Operations to improve processes and provide early notification.
• Perform problem analysis and resolve with in the required SLAs.
• Document the work flow along with detailed instructions of what precedes or supersedes a process and what resources are required to complete the entire process successfully.
• Need to add IBM Systems Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS) knowledge as the same as OPS/MVS.
• Automation engineer to be familiar with Omegamon suite of products, NetView, and TEP (Tivoli Enterprise Portal).
• Automation Product upgrades, GDPS upgrade

Tools Competency Level Skillset Knowledge

• MVS Advanced
• JCL Advanced
• TSO/SDSF/JES2/SYSVIEW Advanced
• IBM utilities Advanced
• REXX / CLIST Advanced
• OPS/MVS Proficient
• Automated event mgmt. Proficient
• CA7 Proficient
• Zeke / Zara / Zebb Proficient

Who You Are

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 9+ years of experience in Mainframe (z/OS) environments with strong operational and development exposure.
• Expertise in IBM Systems Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS), equivalent to OPS/MVS for automation and event management.
• Strong hands-on experience in OPS/MVS (or SA z/OS) for automated event handling and system operations.
• Experience with Mainframe monitoring tools Omegamon Suite of Products NetView, Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP)
• Experience in Automation product upgrades and maintenance, including GDPS upgrades.
• Strong understanding of system operations, automation frameworks, and incident response mechanisms.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience in Banking / Financial Services domain environments.
• Exposure to high-availability and disaster recovery setups (GDPS environments).
• Experience in large enterprise or global delivery models.
• Familiarity with performance monitoring, capacity planning, and automation optimization.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and automation integration in Mainframe ecosystems.
• Experience in enterprise-wide automation strategy and framework enhancements.

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