The Role

We are looking for a skilled z/OS System Programmer to manage, maintain, and optimize IBM mainframe environments. The role requires deep expertise in z/OS systems programming to ensure system stability, performance, and availability, along with working knowledge of RACF security administration to support secure and compliant operations.

There are two halves to this role: First, contributing to current projects where you analyze problems and tech issues, offer solutions, and test, modify, automate, and integrate systems. And second, long-range strategic planning of IT infrastructure and operational execution. This role isn't specific to any one platform, so you ll need a good feel for all of them. And because of this, you ll experience variety and growth at Kyndryl that you won t find anywhere else.

You ll be involved early to offer solutions, help decide whether something can be done, and identify the technical and timeline risks up front. This means dealing with both client expectations and internal challenges in other words, there are plenty of opportunities to make a difference, and a lot of people will witness your contributions. In fact, a frequent sign of success for our Infrastructure Specialists is when clients come back to us and ask for the same person by name. That s the kind of impact you can have!

Key Responsibilities:

- Install, configure, and maintain IBM z/OS using ServerPac or CBPDO.
- Plan and execute system IPLs; troubleshoot issues.
- Apply SMP/E maintenance (PTFs, APARs, HIPERs, RSUs).
- Customize system libraries (PARMLIB, PROCLIB, SYS1 datasets).




- Monitor and tune performance with RMF, SMF, SDSF.
- Diagnose abends, dumps, and conduct root cause analyses.
- Provide Level 2/3 production support.
- Coordinate with subsystem teams (CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, Storage, Network).
- Participate in z/OS upgrades, migrations.
- Support Disaster Recovery planning and testing.
- Administer RACF users, groups, permissions.
- Maintain dataset and system resource profiles.
- Enforce security standards and access controls.
- Support audits and compliance activities.
- Analyze RACF violations and events.
- Help secure tasks and privileged resources.

Required Technical and Qualified Expertise

- Minimum 9+ years of experience in z/OS System Administration environment with work management, user management, journal management and performance management.
- Act as support and domain expert for z/OS operating system and system components; provide direct technical support as needed in the planning, coordination, installation, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to z/OS operating system, network, and component software




- Primary support for assigned ISV products along with diagnose z/OS platform system and product issues and follow up with root cause analysis
- Analyze performance issues while providing technical consultation and inquiries from the other IT technical teams
- Support for new product installation and evaluation as needed
- Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and tests as scheduled
- Lead daily Operations meetings provided there are no P1 incidents running.
- Validated knowledge in the following technologies: z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Third party products
- Proven experience in providing support for ISV products.
- Ability to Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives. Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes and demonstrated ability on BRMS, Tape management, ATL/VTL for Tape Libraries.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

- Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related field.
- SME for MF ZOS system programming problem determination.
- Technical guidance to the team.
- Evaluate and recommend changes to current and future system software requirements to meet the organizations needs.
- Excellent troubleshooting and customer service skills.
- Troubleshoot Infrastructure and Application issues related to ZOS.

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

📌 Mainframe z/OS System Programmer (Tamil Nadu)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Tamil Nadu