Mainframe Systems Programmer – NetView & Automation
We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Systems Programmer with strong expertise in IBM Z NetView and mainframe automation to support and enhance a large-scale z/OS environment.
The successful contractor will be a hands-on Sysprog with experience designing, maintaining and improving automation across complex mainframe environments. The role will focus particularly on NetView-based automation, operational resilience, monitoring, event management and reducing manual intervention.
Key Responsibilities
- Support, maintain and enhance IBM Z NetView within the z/OS environment.
- Develop and maintain mainframe automation routines, rules and operational procedures.
- Automate responses to system events, messages, alerts and operational conditions.
- Configure and maintain NetView automation tables and associated automation functionality.
- Develop or maintain REXX/CLIST routines and supporting automation scripts.
- Improve automated monitoring, recovery and exception-handling processes.
- Identify opportunities to remove repetitive manual operational tasks through automation.
- Support automated start-up, shutdown and recovery of mainframe subsystems and applications.
- Troubleshoot automation failures and complex z/OS operational issues.
- Work closely with Systems Programming, Operations, Infrastructure and Application teams.
- Support production incidents, problem management and root-cause analysis.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
- Contribute to resilience,
availability and continuous improvement across the mainframe estate.
Essential Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Mainframe / z/OS Systems Programmer.
- Excellent hands-on knowledge of IBM Z NetView.
- Strong experience of mainframe automation in large production environments.
- Experience creating and maintaining NetView automation tables and automation routines.
- Strong REXX scripting skills.
- Good understanding of z/OS system messages, console management and operational processes.
- Experience troubleshooting complex production and automation issues.
- Good understanding of high-availability, resilience and recovery within enterprise mainframe environments.
- Comfortable working independently and delivering within a contract/consultancy environment.
Desirable Experience Any experience with the following would be beneficial:
- IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS)
- NetView PIPEs
- OPS/MVS / Broadcom OPS/MVS
- IBM Z System Automation policies and automation managers
- JCL and SDSF
- TSO/ISPF
- Control-M or CA-7
- CICS, Db2 or MQ
- RACF
- Sysplex / Parallel Sysplex
- Mainframe monitoring and event-management tooling
Ideal Contractor Profile This role would suit a seasoned Mainframe Sysprog who understands not only how to support a z/OS environment, but how to automate it effectively. We are particularly interested in contractors who can review existing NetView automation, identify opportunities for improvement and implement reliable automation that reduces manual intervention and improves operational stability.
The successful contractor will be a hands-on Sysprog with experience designing, maintaining and improving automation across complex mainframe environments. The role will focus particularly on NetView-based automation, operational resilience, monitoring, event management and reducing manual intervention.
Key Responsibilities
- Support, maintain and enhance IBM Z NetView within the z/OS environment.
- Develop and maintain mainframe automation routines, rules and operational procedures.
- Automate responses to system events, messages, alerts and operational conditions.
- Configure and maintain NetView automation tables and associated automation functionality.
- Develop or maintain REXX/CLIST routines and supporting automation scripts.
- Improve automated monitoring, recovery and exception-handling processes.
- Identify opportunities to remove repetitive manual operational tasks through automation.
- Support automated start-up, shutdown and recovery of mainframe subsystems and applications.
- Troubleshoot automation failures and complex z/OS operational issues.
- Work closely with Systems Programming, Operations, Infrastructure and Application teams.
- Support production incidents, problem management and root-cause analysis.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
- Contribute to resilience,
availability and continuous improvement across the mainframe estate.
Essential Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Mainframe / z/OS Systems Programmer.
- Excellent hands-on knowledge of IBM Z NetView.
- Strong experience of mainframe automation in large production environments.
- Experience creating and maintaining NetView automation tables and automation routines.
- Strong REXX scripting skills.
- Good understanding of z/OS system messages, console management and operational processes.
- Experience troubleshooting complex production and automation issues.
- Good understanding of high-availability, resilience and recovery within enterprise mainframe environments.
- Comfortable working independently and delivering within a contract/consultancy environment.
Desirable Experience Any experience with the following would be beneficial:
- IBM System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS)
- NetView PIPEs
- OPS/MVS / Broadcom OPS/MVS
- IBM Z System Automation policies and automation managers
- JCL and SDSF
- TSO/ISPF
- Control-M or CA-7
- CICS, Db2 or MQ
- RACF
- Sysplex / Parallel Sysplex
- Mainframe monitoring and event-management tooling
Ideal Contractor Profile This role would suit a seasoned Mainframe Sysprog who understands not only how to support a z/OS environment, but how to automate it effectively. We are particularly interested in contractors who can review existing NetView automation, identify opportunities for improvement and implement reliable automation that reduces manual intervention and improves operational stability.