Mainframe Platform Engineer

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role Title: Mainframe Platform Engineer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Duration: 31/12/2025
Pay Rate: £313 GBP day inside IR35

Role Description:
Skills & Experience:

• Practical, advanced knowledge in a CICS Technical role, designing, implementing and supporting technical solutions on a z/OS Mainframe platform.
• Experience championing a culture shift to DevOps principles - automating as much of the software development life cycle as possible.
• Working knowledge of z/OS Connect API delivery, MQ, Endevor Administration experience and GIT would be a distinct advantage.
• Working knowledge of Mainframe Infra.
• Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and instructional procedures.
• Good knowledge of VSAM concepts and Access Method services
• Basic knowledge of z/OS Communications Server concepts
• In-depth practical experience/understanding across a range of Mainframe products and technologies.
• Workload scheduling & Automation; CA-7 & CA-11 & CA-OPSMV
• Coding & Scripting acumen and TSO familiarity; REXX, JCL, TSO, ISPF, SDSF and CLIST
• Mainframe utilities such as, DFDSS, SORT, File Manager, DFSMS, DFHSM, Datacom
• Problem management functions like IBM's Debug Tool and Fault AnalyseroCICS Tailoring (CEDA resource definition) and environment management tools; Omegamon for CICS

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Challenge, design, implement and oversee tooling and processes to automate and simplify build, development and release activities, reducing waste and driving innovation through a culture of continuous improvement.
• Act as a broad Technical expert in CICS environments and solution delivery on our z/OS IBM Mainframe.
• Provide technical guidance on products and sub-systems residing in the Mainframe environment; CICS environment management (establishing CSD resource definitions of files & transactions for example).
• Collaborate with developers, architects, testers and the wider organization to smooth the process of building, running and maintaining Mainframe environments and code/config management.
• Assist with incidents to provide challenge, insight and agreement in diagnosis by 3rd parties.
  Monitor live services, identifying opportunities to improve and refine.
• Ensure adherence to governance processes.
• Support the Bank Change and Release Management processes.
• Support an optimized change delivery' capability for both Business and IT driven change.
• Actively engage with stakeholders, taking ownership of requirements.
• Mentor and coach junior team members as well as participate in activity which helps transfer knowledge to team members in order to increase and propagate technical skills across the wider bank's technical

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.