Mainframe Utilities Developer

Mainframe Utilities Developer

Phoenix, AZ

Onsite-Hybrid

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Utilities Developer to design, develop, and optimize utility programs that support data processing, system operations, and batch workloads on IBM z/OS environments. This role focuses on building reusable utilities, enhancing performance, and ensuring efficient data handling across enterprise systems.

Required Qualifications

• 5 8+ years of mainframe experience
• 3+ years focused on utilities development / batch processing
• Strong experience with:
  • IBM z/OS environment
• Hands-on expertise in:
  • JCL and batch processing
  • DFSORT / Syncsort
  • IDCAMS and IBM utilities
• Experience building:
  • Data processing utilities
  • ETL batch processes
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for batch environments
• Experience with: Mainframe z/OS and Horizon platforms, z/OS USS, z/OS Connect, Jenkins, Ansible, IDz and/or Eclipse based software
• Knowledge of the following:
  • REXX and REXX Skeletons, COBOL
  • Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL
  • z/OS Connect, Utilities and Software: IBM, Broadcom, BMC
• Knowledge of the following SCMs:
  • BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (ISPW)
  • BMC AMI DevX Workbench
  • Broadcom Endevor
  • Rocket Changeman (formerly Serena)
  • IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz)

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with:
  • DB2, IMS, VSAM, sequential datasets
• Experience with:
  • File-AID, Easytrieve, ICETOOL
  • Scheduling tools (CA-7, Control-M, TWS)
• Knowledge of automation frameworks (REXX, Python)
• Experience with large-scale data processing / ETL pipelines on mainframe
• Exposure to mainframe modernization and DevOps initiatives
• z/OS Unix / Unix System Services:
  • Bash
  • HFS/ZFS Filesystem
  • Unix Permissions
  • SSH
• General tooling:
  • Java, JavaScript, Python
  • GitHub, BitBucket, VSCode
  • Zowe, Confluence
  • TCP/IP, Splunk/ELK