Mainframe Zos System Specialist

**Why Kyndryl**

Our world has never been more alive with opportunities and, at Kyndryl, we’re ready to seize them. We design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl is at the heart of progress — dedicated to helping companies and people grow strong. Our people are actively discovering, co-creating, and strengthening. We push ourselves and each other to seek better, to go further, and we carry this energy to our customers. At Kyndryl, we want you to keep growing, and we’ll provide plenty of opportunities to make that happen.

**Your Role and Responsibilities**

The Mainframe zOS system specialist will ensure:

- Configuring maintaining and supporting z/OS Operating System Environments.
- Utilize SMP/E for vendor product and system OS maintenance.
- Interacts with technology teams such as Computer Operations and Data Base Administrators.
- Responsible for sizing, troubleshooting, and managing critical customer situations.
- Do volume management, backup and restore, DR exercises, analysis and troubleshooting, data or infra migration projects
- Support the work of z/OS, DB/DC, IMS/CICS, operations teams, etc. activities.
- Configures and administers controls and policies for automation products that run in the z/OS environment.
- Utilizes automation, tooling, reports, utilities, and batch programs necessary to minimize manual activities and provide meaningful audit and management reporting.
- Troubleshoots and tracks problem and incident tickets, with vendors and clients.
- Supports scheduled work, Disaster Recovery (DR) tests and participate in a shared on-call duty rotation for off-hours technical support.

**Required Technical and Professional Expertise**
- 10+ years experience as a z/OS systems programmer on z/OS 2.2 and later.
- Possess extensive experience with IBM mainframe operating systems, including MVS and z/OS.
- Know the Mainframe environment, and be autonomous on migration installation, maintenance and version upgrade operations.
- Knowledge of a progressive mainframe operating system maintaining complex mainframe systems, including: installing, tuning, testing, SAN fiber connectivity and date storage concepts, virtual tape concepts, current data storage and backup technologies, and debugging DB software.
- Working knowledge of one or more virtualization technologies: PR/SM, z/VM, zLinux or VSE.

**Preferred Technical and Professional Experience**
- Communication and relationship with different interlocutors.
- Integration in work teams.
- Knowledge of SMP/E, Operator Commands, ISPF, SDSF, and experience using IBM utilities - IEBENGER, IEBCOPY, and IDCAMS.
**Required Education**

Bachelor's Degree

**Preferred Education**

Master's Degree

**Eligibility Requirements**

Master's Degree

Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Other things to know**

**Primary Job Category**

Technical Specialist

**Role (Job Role)**

Systems Programmer

**Employment Type**

Full-Time

**Contract Type**

Regular

**Position Type**

Professional

**Travel Required**

No Travel

**Company**

(Y024) Kyndryl France S.A.S.

**Is this role a commissionable / sales incentive based position**

No