Mainframe Scheduling Engineer

Role Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain enterprise batch scheduling environments using CA7 and/or TWS.
• Define, schedule, and monitor batch jobs, calendars, and workflows across multiple LPARs.
• Configure job dependencies (time-based, event-based, predecessor/successor relationships) to ensure correct execution sequencing.
• Troubleshoot scheduling issues, including delays, dependency failures, and system constraints.
• Implement and maintain scheduling standards, naming conventions, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams for batch cycle changes.
• Perform schedule simulation and validation before production deployment.
• Manage special scheduling requirements such as time zones, daylight savings, and regional variations.
• Maintain housekeeping jobs (archive, cleanup, backups, reporting) to ensure scheduler stability.
• Document scheduling processes, workflows, and recovery procedures.

• 5+ years of experience in mainframe batch scheduling / production control.
• Proven experience handling critical batch cycles in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with CA7 Workload Automation and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS).
• Solid knowledge of IBM z/OS, JES2/3, SDSF, and JCL (Job Control Language).
• Experience in batch processing and job lifecycle management.
• Understanding of job dependencies, triggers, calendars, and scheduling cycles.
• Experience handling dataset/resource contention.
• Production support and incident management experience (e.g., Service Now).
• Monitoring tools and alert handling proficiency.

• Experience with other schedulers such as Control‑M, ESP, or Autosys.
• Knowledge of REXX or automation scripting.
• Exposure to mainframe modernization or Dev Ops initiatives.
• Understanding of enterprise batch environments in banking/financial systems.
• Exposure to high‑volume batch processing and regulatory workloads.
• Experience with batch automation using web‑based workflows.
• Experience with batch optimization projects.

Employees receive a benefit program that offers choice and flexibility, including:

• Learning and development opportunities with access to top‑tier certifications (Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and others).
• Health, wellness and family‑support benefits designed to meet diverse needs.
• A corporate volunteering and giving platform that enables employees to donate, start fundraisers, and support over 2 million non‑profit organizations.