z/OS Systems Programmer

Insight Global is seeking a z/OS Programmer to support the core platform of a large-scale enterprise environment. This individual will be responsible for maintaining system stability, optimizing performance, and ensuring workloads are efficiently distributed across the system. This is a highly operational role focused on real-time system performance, requiring strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to operate effectively during high-pressure production incidents.
Day-to-Day:
• Monitor and maintain z/OS system health and performance
• Analyze system metrics (SMF/RMF) to identify bottlenecks
• Tune workloads using WLM
• Respond to system-level incidents and outages
• Ensure platform stability and reliability under heavy load
Work cross-functionally with DB2 and middleware teams
Pay $70-75/hr

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Required Skills & Experience

Must-Haves:
• Strong z/OS systems programming experience
• Hands-on experience with:
• System performance tuning
• Capacity management
• Experience with:
• SMF/RMF analysis
• System monitoring + diagnostics
• Strong knowledge of WLM (Workload Management)
• Ability to maintain system stability in production environments
Proven experience handling live production issues/outages


Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Plusses:
• Experience in large enterprise / regulated environments
• Exposure to DB2, CICS, or MQ interactions
• Automation or scripting experience
Experience optimizing system-wide workload distribution


Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.