Senior z/OS Operating System Engineer
System Engineer
System Engineer
Salisbury , North Carolina Contract Jan 21, 2026
Senior z/OS Operating System Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 7-months contract
Pay: $80.00+ hourly
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior z/OS Operating System Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the z/OS platform including subsystems, coupling facilities, storage, infrastructure software, and business systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, and drive initiatives to enhance the performance, reliability, and security of our mainframe platform.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Location: Remote
Duration: 7-months contract
Pay: $80.00+ hourly
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior z/OS Operating System Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the z/OS platform including subsystems, coupling facilities, storage, infrastructure software, and business systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, and drive initiatives to enhance the performance, reliability, and security of our mainframe platform.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead performance and capacity management initiatives across complex IBM z/OS environments.
- Configure, maintain, and optimize BMC AMI Ops and IBM IntelliMagic Vision for real-time monitoring, trend analysis, and predictive capacity planning.
- Conduct detailed performance analysis and optimization for infrastructure and business systems to identify and resolve bottlenecks and improve overall efficiency.
- Collaborate with system programmers, database administrators, application teams, and managed services providers to ensure optimal resource utilization and workload throughput.
- Develop and maintain capacity models to forecast growth and support business planning.
- Design and implement performance dashboards, reports, and automated alerts using IntelliMagic Vision, BMC AMI OPS, and alerting tools.
- Lead root cause analysis for performance incidents and implements corrective actions.
- Prepare and present performance and capacity reports to senior management and technical stakeholders.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the IT organization.
- Stay up to date with new technologies, trends, and best practices in mainframe systems, and proactively recommend and implement relevant updates and improvements.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related experience.
- Extensive experience (10+ years) monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the mainframe computing platform including storage, DB2, CICS, IMS/DB, IMS/TM, MQ, Parallel Sysplex and business systems.
- Experience in capacity planning, trend analysis, and forecasting for large-scale mainframe environments.
- Proven experience configuring, managing, and leveraging BMC AMI Ops, IBM IntelliMagic Vision, SMF and RMF.
- Demonstrated expertise in Workload Manager (WLM) policies and system tuning parameters.
- Experience providing technical leadership for managed service providers and offshore support teams.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex issues.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven leadership abilities, including experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior team members.
- Certifications in relevant technologies are a plus.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Willingness to stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Availability for occasional off-hours support as needed.
Category Code: JN008
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