The Role

Role Summary

We are looking for a Mainframe Devops Engineer with strong hands-on Zos environment and modern CI/CD experience and a strong DevOps/automation mindset to modernize and streamline mainframe delivery practices.

The candidate will work on build/deploy automation, CI/CD pipeline engineering, and release orchestration and help the customer migrate Changeman SCM to a Azure DevOps solution.

The role requires strong leadership and troubleshooting skills and the ability to build DevOps solutions for complex business environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and support mainframe source control and promotion workflows from Changeman/ZMF to Azure DevOps.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, including pipeline templates, approvals, security controls, and environment promotions.
- Write and maintain deployment and automation scripts using Groovy, YAML, and JSON.
- Build, integrate, and troubleshoot automated build and deployment processes using:
- IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) for deployment orchestration
- IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB) for mainframe build automation

- Integrate and manage repositories and artifact flows using:

- GitHub for version control and branching strategy
- JFrog Artifactory for artifact storage and lifecycle management

- Implement monitoring and operational visibility using dashboards, enabling proactive alerting and pipeline/build visibility.
- Identify opportunities for automation (manual to automated), reduce deployment risk, and improve cycle time through DevOps best practices.
- Work closely with developers, release managers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to orchestrate DevOps solutions for complex releases.
- Provide production/support readiness by improving build/deploy reliability, rollback strategies, and audit compliance.
- Act as a single point of contact between Kyndryl and customer.

Who You Are





You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Experience

Mainframe Development

- 10+ years of relevant experience in Mainframe Development and Devops.
- Strong hands-on development experience in Mainframe Systems using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS/DB2.
- Strong hands-on experience with Changeman/ZMF including end-to-end migration and troubleshooting.

DevOps Automation

- Hands-on experience building and troubleshooting Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong scripting/configuration skills using Groovy, YAML, and JSON.
- Experience writing deployment scripts and automation for build/deploy orchestration.
- Strong knowledge of GitHub repositories, branching strategy, and pull request workflows.
- Strong experience with JFrog Artifactory (artifact promotion, versioning, integration with pipelines).

IBM Tooling (Good to Have / Preferred)

- Working knowledge of IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD).
- Working knowledge of IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB).

Monitoring / Observability

- Experience with Grafana or equivalent monitoring tools for DevOps/build/deploy dashboards and alerting.

Key Competencies

- Solid troubleshooting root-cause analysis in CI/CD and release pipelines.
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive automation end-to-end.
- Ability to architect and orchestrate DevOps solutions for complex enterprise release workflows.
- Good communication skills and ability to coordinate across multiple teams.

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📌 Mainframe DevOps Engineer - SCM Migration SME (Hyderabad)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Hyderabad