Job Level: Senior Systems Engineer z/OS

Location: Hybrid, in office 2-3 days and as needed Bethesda ,MD

Duration: Now through December 2026 with possibility of extension

Required Experience:

7+ years performing general z/OS systems programming
5+ years performing installation, maintenance, configuration and support of a wide range of IBM, Broadcom, BMC, Precisely, and other ISV products
3+ years mainframe network configuration and management, z/OS Communications Server, including network security and encryption
3+ years z/OSMF workflow customization and usage
System automation (OPS/MVS) and related alerting, system health checks
CA-7 batch configuration, performance/SLA optimization, distributed Airflow integration
Performance monitoring and tuning (batch and online)
Coupling Facility, SYSPLEX, and Structures
BlueZone mainframe emulator configuration and upgrades
General storage management, including but not limited to:
- Manage and define SMS rules and ACS routines
- DFHSM
- CA-1
- Develop and implement data retention policies
- Disaster recovery planning and readiness

Desired Experience:

Hardware storage management, ideally with IBM Virtual Tape (TS7770) and Dell EMC DASD (VMAX/PMAX)

ACF2 installation, maintenance, configuration and customization, as well as audit and compliance, encryption and certificates
WLM, MICS, SAS, MQ
Assembler and REXX programming.

Other Requirements:

Inclusion in the on-call rotation to provide after-hours support
Perform analysis of the current environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
Update and create system documentation as necessary.

Senior Systems Engineer z/OS

Key skills