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Mainframe Utilities Developer

Engineering SquarePhoenix, AZ🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Mainframe Utilities Developer:
 
The Role:
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.
* This role requires employees to live in or around the Phoenix, AZ area. You will be responsible to be onsite 3 days a week. We will consider candidates who are willing to relocate to the area.
Key Responsibilities:
·       Vendor software Tool Administrator for: BMC DevX Code Pipeline/ISPW, BMC Topaz Workbench, IBM IDz v17.* , CA-JCLCHECK.
·       Demonstrate technical expertise and knowledge.
·       Lead resolution processes for complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
·       Develop technical solutions, automation of processes and lead individual or small team initiatives.
·       Utilize and extend standard IBM and ISV utilities such as:
    • DFSORT / Syncsort
    • IDCAMS
    • IEBGENER / IEBCOPY / SORT utilities
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
    • zOS Connect, Utilities and Software: IBM, Broadcom, BMC
  • Knowledge on the following SCM’s:       
    • BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (ISPW)
    • BMC AMI DevX Workbench
    • Broadcom Endevor
    • Rocket Changeman (formerly Serena)
    • IBM Developer for zOS (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
  • Knowledge of the following:
  • zOS Unix/Unix System Services:
    • Bash
    • HFS/ZFS Filesystem
    • Unix Permissions
    • SSH
    • General:
    • Java
    • Javascript
    • Python
    • GitHub
    • BitBucket
    • VSCode
    • Zowe
    • Confluence
    • TCP/IP
    • SPLUNK/ELK

Skills

SQL
ELK
ETL
Splunk
TCP/IP
Ansible
Bash
COBOL
Confluence
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
Phoenix
Python

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