DevOps Engineer with Mainframe_Remote

Job Title: DevOps Engineer with Mainframe

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Contract

Experience Required: 12+ Years

Candidate should work on EST time zone.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and support Endevor (and other SCM) → Git/DBB/IDD migration projects across enterprise z/OS environments.
• Architect and implement DevOps pipelines using Git, DBB, IDD, Wazi Deploy, and modern CI/CD platforms.
• Perform installation, configuration, and problem determination for DBB, Git, IDD, and Wazi on z/OS and USS.
• Analyze, convert, validate, and troubleshoot Endevor applications, processors, metadata, and dependency structures.
• Debug pipeline failures, compiler/link edit errors, dependency issues, repository sync problems, and build map inconsistencies.
• Deliver customer training sessions, hands on workshops, and enablement for Git/DBB/IDD/Wazi workflows.
• Collaborate with IBM teams, architects, and client stakeholders to ensure successful modernization outcomes.
• Document migration processes, best practices, runbooks, and technical resolutions for repeatable delivery.

Core Technical Skills

• Hands on experience performing Endevor → Git/DBB migrations.
• Strong proficiency with Git, branching strategies, repository management, and code review workflows.
• Experience authoring Groovy (Jenkins pipelines) and YAML (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab).
• Hands on experience with IBM DBB, including build scripts, build maps, dependency analysis, and automated compilation.
• Experience with IDD and/or IBM Wazi Deploy for deployment automation.
• Strong ability to debug pipeline/build failures, compiler/link edit errors, dependency issues, and conversion mismatches.
• Experience performing installation, configuration, and problem determination for DBB/IDD/Wazi on z/OS and USS.

Mainframe Background

• Strong z/OS and USS experience.
• Application development or system programmer background (COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM preferred).
• Experience with SMP/E, PARMLIB, JES2/JES3, and subsystem configuration is a plus.
• Consulting & Communication
• Clear, concise communication skills with the ability to articulate the Git/DBB lifecycle.
• Proven customer facing consulting experience (4+ years preferred).
• Ability to diagnose and resolve conversion related errors and guide clients through remediation.
• Experience preparing and delivering technical presentations, migration documentation, and training materials.
• Training & Knowledge Transfer
• Ability to conduct DBB/Git/IDD/Wazi training sessions and hands on enablement workshops.
• Experience mentoring development teams on Git workflows, branching, pipeline debugging, and DevOps best practices.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience:

• 8+ years as a Systems Programmer, Application Developer, or Mainframe DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with IBM IDz, Zowe CLI, Wazi Deploy, ADDI, or zUnit.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with Artifactory, Nexus, or Wazi Deploy artifact management.
• Experience in mainframe modernization, DevOps transformation, or SCM migration programs.

Preferred Attribute

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated, independent, and comfortable leading complex technical initiatives.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across global teams.
• Passion for modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.