Mainframe Batch Scheduling & Automation Specialist

City / State Bradford (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)

Salary £65,000 - £80,000 per annum + benefits (dependent on experience)

Country United Kingdom

We are recruiting for a Mainframe Automation Engineer to join a growing Technology &
Transformation function, supporting a business-critical IBM z/OS environment.

We are recruiting for a Mainframe Automation Engineer to join a growing Technology &

Transformation function, supporting a business-critical IBM z/OS environment. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mainframe Automation & Batch Scheduling Specialist who enjoys solving complex operational challenges and driving automation across enterprise-scale systems.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining automation solutions, supporting enterprise batch scheduling activities, and ensuring the stability and efficiency of key production services. Working closely with Development, Infrastructure and Support teams, you will play a vital role in optimising mainframe operations and delivering continuous service improvements.

You’ll be involved in workload scheduling, JCL development, automation scripting, production support and incident resolution, helping to ensure reliable and efficient batch processing across the organisation.

Skills Required

• Strong experience working within IBM z/OS mainframe environments
• Expertise with IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/OPC/IWS)
• Advanced REXX scripting skills
• Strong CLIST programming experience
• Advanced JCL development, troubleshooting and optimisation skills
• Knowledge of CICS
• Experience using IBM utilities including IEBGENER, IEBCOPY and IDCAMS
• Familiarity with TSO/ISPF environments
• Experience supporting business-critical production environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience conducting root cause analysis
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, operations and business teams
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance and maintain automation solutions using REXX and CLIST
• Design, implement and support enterprise batch schedules using IBM Workload Scheduler
• Monitor scheduled workloads and resolve scheduling issues, conflicts and dependencies
• Develop, modify and support JCL for batch processing activities
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents, batch failures and scheduling issues
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for batch and automation-related services
• Utilise core IBM utilities to support data management and operational activities
• Participate in root cause analysis and service improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure and Support teams to enhance service performance
• Support schedule upgrades, migrations and production change activities
• Knowledge of RACF, DB2 or VSAM
• Experience of scheduler upgrades and migrations
• Linux/Unix administration or scripting experience
• Experience working within retail or high-volume transaction environments
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline

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Best of luck!

Permanent

City / State Bradford (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)

Salary £65,000 - £80,000 per annum + benefits (dependent on experience)

Country United Kingdom

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