- Company Name
- Atrium (EMEA)
- Job Title
- Mainframe Assembler Engineer
- Job Description
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Job title: Mainframe Assembler Engineer
Role Summary: Deliver operational support and technical change for IBM z/OS mainframe services, focusing on Assembler, CICS, and MQ components. Provide incident resolution, performance tuning, and upgrade support while ensuring 24/7 service availability and adherence to ITIL governance.
Expectations:
• Provide expert support for Assembler, CICS, and MQ systems in a high‑availability environment.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis for production incidents, abends, and performance issues.
• Participate in a 24×7 on‑call rotation and support out‑of‑hours deployments.
• Maintain and optimise JCL batch, message handling, and transaction performance.
• Ensure compliance with ITIL, risk controls, and ServiceNow processes.
• Support upgrades, migrations, and change delivery across the mainframe estate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and modify HLASM code for releases and transformation initiatives.
- Troubleshoot incidents using Abend‑Aid, File‑Aid, Omegamon, IPCS, and similar tools.
- Administer IBM MQ on z/OS, including channel security and performance tuning.
- Collaborate with COBOL, DB2, and infrastructure teams on integrated solutions.
- Contribute to test support, release validation, and deployment readiness.
- Provide technical input in design reviews and documentation.
Required Skills:
• Proficient in IBM High Level Assembler (HLASM) development and support.
• Strong knowledge of CICS, IBM MQ (v9.x+), JCL, VSAM, and batch processing.
• Experience with incident resolution tools: Abend‑Aid, File‑Aid, Omegamon, IPCS.
• MQ administration and performance tuning on z/OS.
• Familiarity with COBOL, DB2, and cross‑component troubleshooting.
• Understanding of TLS, MQ channel security, and mainframe security compliance.
• Automation and scripting: JCL utilities, REXX, Shell, Ansible, UrbanCode.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Required Education & Certifications:
• Relevant mainframe qualification or equivalent experience (e.g., IBM z/OS Operating System Engineer, CICS, or MQ certification preferred).