Mainframe Database Administrator (DBA)

Position: Senior Observability Engineer (Main Frame, Splunk and Grafana)

Type: On-site 5 days

Location: Delaware

Hourly Rate: $55-60 (C2C)

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Observability Engineer to join our team with Senior Observability Engineer – Mainframe to Cloud-based

expertise. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with Splunk and Grafana, a strong background in building scalable data

pipelines, and a unique proficiency with legacy mainframe systems with Cobol/JCL/REC

Required Skills

• Proven expertise with Splunk Enterprise (installation, configuration, performance tuning, troubleshooting) including dashboard development, data source configuration, and creating advanced queries (SPL).
• Strong experience in Mainframe and cloud monitoring. Strong hands-on experience with REC scripting and JCL. A solid understanding of mainframe systems is essential for effective data extraction.
• Experience with a variety of observability tools beyond Splunk and Grafana, such as Prometheus, and Open Telemetry.
• Proficient in Bash and Python scripting; experience with other scripting languages is a plus
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems
• Proven ability to design and build data pipelines, including familiarity with concepts like data ingestion, ETL/ELT, and data warehousing.
• Hands-on experience integrating cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes with Splunk
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and DevOps methodologies is an advantage
• Certifications such as Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect