Mainframe Consultant

Role/

Job title:

Mainframe Automation Administrator

Role type/Duration: 6 Months contract

Mode of working:
On-site

Day rate: GBP 500 /day (Inside IR35)

This role is responsible for implementing, and maintaining automated operations within IBM mainframe environments using CA OPS/MVS. The role focuses on developing automation policies, scripts, and REXX-based solutions to monitor system health, prevent outages, and streamline routine operational tasks. This engineer works closely with system programmers, application teams, and operations staff to optimize workflows, manage events and alerts, ensure high availability, and support incident resolution.

They also analyze system performance, fine tune automation rules, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards, ultimately improving reliability, efficiency, and responsiveness of critical mainframe systems

• Design, develop, and maintain automation rules and REXX scripts using CA OPS/MVS to streamline mainframe operations.
• Monitor system events, alerts, and messages to proactively prevent outages and improve system stability.
• Create and manage OPS/REXX automation procedures, datasets, tables, and MSF/MVS components.
• Collaborate with system programmers, application teams, and operations staff to identify automation opportunities and optimize workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation-related issues, ensuring minimal impact on production environments.
• Implement automated responses for system conditions such as WTORs, IPL events, failures, and resource constraints.
• Maintain and enhance message automation for subsystems like JES2, DB2, CICS, MQ, VTAM, and storage systems.
• Perform health checks, performance tuning, and version upgrades of CA OPS/MVS.
• Ensure automation compliance with enterprise standards, security controls, and risk policies.
• Support disaster recovery activities by automating startup/shutdown procedures and validating failover processes.
• Document automation workflows, procedures, best practices, and configuration changes for operational transparency.
• Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support of critical systems.

• Expertise in CA OPS/MVS including rules automation, OPS/REXX programming, OPSVIEW panels, OPSLOG, automation tables, MSF, and security controls.
• Strong REXX programming skills for writing and maintaining automation procedures
• Proficiency with IBM z/OS concepts such as JES2, system consoles, WTORs, IPL processes, and system monitoring.
• Experience with message automation, state management, resource monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Understanding of automation tools such as OPS/MVS, System Automation, Automation Point, and integration of alerts/monitoring across enterprise operations
• Experience with advanced REXX frameworks, modular automation design, and reusable automation libraries.
• Knowledge of OPS/MVS APIs, automation variables, rule scheduling, and advanced MSF (Multi-System Facility) tuning.
• Experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS is an addition.
• Exposure to large enterprises or regulated environments.