Job Summary

As a System Administrator at Kyndryl, you ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You ll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients - which means some of the biggest in the world.

There s never a typical day as a System Administrator at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You ll be managing systems data for clients and providing day-to-day solutions and security compliance. You ll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.

What You Will Do

- Lead end-to-end ISPW Production Control activities, including build generation, promotions, approvals, release scheduling, controlled deployments, and post-implementation validation for standard, critical, and emergency changes.
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for high-priority incidents and business-critical releases, driving issue resolution, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive actions.
- Administer, support, and troubleshoot BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (ISPW), including application configuration, streams, lifecycle levels, component types, deployment definitions, and related reference settings.
- Manage product upgrades, patching, maintenance, configuration changes, health checks, and resilience activities, while coordinating with BMC Support and Mainframe Infrastructure teams to ensure platform stability.
- Provide operational and technical expertise for the phased modernization and replacement of ISPW Build Deploy capabilities, including application inventory assessment, repository and lifecycle mapping, dependency analysis,



migration readiness planning, and technical risk management.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

- Minimum 7+ years of hands-on experience in Mainframe Production Control, ISPW release management, deployment operations, and ISPW administration within enterprise z/OS environments.
- Strong expertise in BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline (ISPW) including assignments, generates, promotions, approvals, releases, deployments, failure analysis, and post-implementation validation.
- Proven experience administering and troubleshooting ISPW configurations, including applications, streams, lifecycle levels, component types, deployment definitions, Technical Support Tables, Generate settings, and customizations.
- Solid knowledge of z/OS technologies including JCL, TSO/ISPF, datasets, batch processing, REXX, and working familiarity with COBOL, Db2, CICS, and IMS environments.
- Experience supporting critical production implementations, emergency changes, release recovery, technical escalations, and root cause analysis in business-critical environments.
- Working understanding of Mainframe security controls such as RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret, alongside governance, audit, and segregation-of-duty requirements.
- Strong ITIL/ITSM expertise across incident, problem, change, and release management,



including Sev-1 and Sev-2 production support responsibilities.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

- Experience with modern DevOps and CI/CD platforms including Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, and pipeline automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of Mainframe modernization technologies such as Digital.ai Release (XLR), Zowe, z/OSMF, Ansible Automation Platform, and API-driven deployment solutions.
- Exposure to artifact repositories and quality tools including Artifactory, SonarQube, package management, and software release governance processes.
- Experience integrating enterprise identity and security solutions such as Vault, LDAP, IAM, RACF integration, approval workflows, and ServiceNow.
- Demonstrated ability to assess technical risks, maintain audit-ready deployment evidence, and drive operational excellence through automation and standardization.
- Willingness to work in a hybrid model from Bengaluru or Chennai, including rotational shifts, weekend releases, and critical production support coverage as required.

Who You Are

You are positive 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 are open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

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📌 Senior Mainframe ISPW Production Control Administrator (Chennai)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Chennai