Infra Mainframe Consultant

Responsibilities

1.Strong knowledge mainframe operations or development, with a strong focus on JCL and batch processing.

2.Good knowledge and understanding of COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS database

3.Monitor and manage daily, weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc batch processing operations, ensuring timely completion of scheduled jobs.

4.Initiate, track, and control batch job execution using Scheduling tools.

5.Analyze batch job failures , performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

6.Troubleshoot JCL errors, application-related issues, and system-level problems affecting batch processing.

7.Perform restarts and recoveries of failed batch jobs as per defined procedures .

8.Proficiency in JCL programming and debugging.

9.Knowledge of incident management processes and tools (e.g., ServiceNow).

10.Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills and able to drive the things on own

11.Need to have ServiceNow, Jira, TWS scheduler, Control-M tool knowledge

Additional Responsibilities

Primary Skills: Mainframe, JCL, COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS DB, ServiceNow, Jira, TWS, Control-M

Secondary Skills: Production Support, Incident Management, Batch Monitoring, ITIL, Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Technical and Professional Requirements

Strong experience in Mainframe Operations and/or Development environments.

Proficiency in JCL (Job Control Language) programming, debugging, and troubleshooting.

Good knowledge of:

COBOL

CICS

DB2

IMS Database

Experience in monitoring and managing batch processing cycles (daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc).

Hands-on experience with enterprise scheduling tools such as:

TWS (Tivoli Workload Scheduler)

Control-M

Preferred Skills

• Mainframe Technologies- ALL
• COBOL II
• CICS
• IMS DB
• Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM)

Educational Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering