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Mainframe Operations Engineer

Richmond, Virginia - Posted on November 16, 2024
Published By Alpha Castillo

Trillium Professional is seeking a Mainframe Operations Engineer in Richmond!

The client is seeking to fill an open contract to hire position for a Mainframe Operations Engineer within our Systems and Database Administration team.  In this role the candidate will provide technical support and troubleshooting, system administration, system monitoring, quality service, production system management, and system error analysis of our mainframes.

Pay rate is $43 per hour. Apply now!

Minimum Qualifications
-5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe operations, preferably with IBM Z series mainframes.
-A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
-In depth understanding and extensive experience with Job Control Language (JCL).
-Knowledge of the z/OS or z/VSE/VSEn operating systems, including experience with CICS, CICS Transaction Gateway, and CICS Web Services.
-Understanding of batch processing and job scheduling systems.
-Experience monitoring and troubleshooting batch processes.
-Experience installing Cobol applications from a DEV environment through test environments and to production.
-Some knowledge of other programming languages commonly used in the z/OS and z/VSE environment, such as Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, REXX, or CP/CMS EXEC.
-Understanding of VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) file storage and access method.
-The ability to analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic information.

Preferred Qualifications
-8+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe administration.
-2+ years of experience with z/VM, z/VSE or VSEN and z/VSE/VSEn.
-A master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
-Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, or similar.
-Knowledge of VTAM networking and SNA protocols.
-Experience with the Zeke/VSE mainframe job scheduler.
-Proficiency in basic Linux administration tasks.
-Understanding of and experience with VSE Interactive Computing and Control Facility (ICCF).


Trillium has been recruiting and placing clerical and office professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and vacation days, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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