Description

You will modernize mainframe automation by migrating legacy AF/OPERATOR rules to IBM Z System Automation (SA z/OS).

This role is remote.

Responsibilities

• Perform discovery and inventory of current AF/OPERATOR rules, CLISTs, REXX execs, and message-driven automation.
• Design and build the equivalent SA z/OS policy database using the Customization Dialog, including resource definitions, groups, relationships, and startup/shutdown sequences.
• Convert message and event automation into SA z/OS automation policies, NetView CLISTs, and automation tables.
• Plan and execute parallel-run and validation testing across sysplex environments and document rollback procedures.
• Coordinate with system programmers, operations, and application teams to provide knowledge transfer and runbook documentation.

Required Skills

• 8–12 years of hands-on mainframe experience across z/OS.
• Strong working knowledge of AF/OPERATOR and IBM Z System Automation (SA z/OS).
• Experience in JCL, REXX, and console operations.
• Demonstrated experience delivering tool-to-tool migrations or modernization projects on the platform.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently in a distributed, remote team.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to NetView and Tivoli/OMEGAMON.

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree