Mainframe Job Scheduling Engineer

Role Responsibilities Manage and maintain enterprise batch scheduling environments using CA7 and/or TWS. Define, schedule, and monitor batch jobs, calendars, and workflows across multiple LPARs. Configure job dependencies (time-based, event-based, predecessor/successor relationships) to ensure correct execution sequencing. Troubleshoot scheduling issues, including delays, dependency failures, and system constraints. Implement and maintain scheduling standards, naming conventions, and operational procedures. Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams for batch cycle changes. Perform schedule simulation and validation before production deployment. Manage special scheduling requirements such as time zones, daylight savings, and regional variations. Maintain housekeeping jobs (archive, cleanup, backups, reporting) to ensure scheduler stability. Document scheduling processes, workflows, and recovery procedures. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in mainframe batch scheduling / production control. Proven experience handling critical batch cycles in enterprise environments. Strong hands‑on experience with CA7 Workload Automation and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS). Solid knowledge of IBM z/OS, JES2/3, SDSF, and JCL (Job Control Language). Experience in batch processing and job lifecycle management. Understanding of job dependencies, triggers, calendars, and scheduling cycles. Experience handling dataset/resource contention. Production support and incident management experience (e.g., ServiceNow). Monitoring tools and alert handling proficiency. Preferred Qualifications Experience with other schedulers such as Control‑M, ESP, or Autosys. Knowledge of REXX or automation scripting. Exposure to mainframe modernization or DevOps initiatives. Understanding of enterprise batch environments in banking/financial systems. Exposure to high‑volume batch processing and regulatory workloads. Experience with batch automation using web‑based workflows. Experience with batch optimization projects. Benefits Employees receive a benefit program that offers choice and flexibility, including: Learning and development opportunities with access to top‑tier certifications (Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and others). Health, wellness and family‑support benefits designed to meet diverse needs. A corporate volunteering and giving platform that enables employees to donate, start fundraisers, and support over 2 million non‑profit organizations. #J-18808-Ljbffr 1000 Kyndryl, Inc.