Senior IBM Z DevOp - onsite Texas, USA (3-6months)

Senior IBM Z DevOps

Project Context

Customer is undertaking a large-scale IBM Z engineering modernization initiative focused

on transforming legacy mainframe software engineering, source control, build automation,

deployment automation, and CI/CD operating models across multiple business divisions.

The environment includes:

• IBM z/OS 3.2

• legacy source-control ecosystems

• mixed VSE and z/OS environments

• GitHub modernization

• IBM ADFz toolchain adoption

• enterprise CI/CD transformation

• organizational and developer workflow modernization.

The engagement is NOT a generic DevOps role.

This role requires deep practical experience in:

• IBM Z DevOps

• mainframe SCM modernization

• CI/CD architecture for z/OS

• dependency-based builds

• JCL orchestration

• regulated enterprise release governance

• hybrid IBM engineering ecosystems.

Role Summary

The Senior IBM Z DevOps will lead the architecture, framework design, implementation

guidance, and engineering transformation strategy for SCP’s IBM Z DevOps

modernization initiative.

The Engineer will work closely with:

• enterprise architects

• system programmers

• development teams

• release managers

• project managers

• operations teams

• modernization stakeholders to define and implement a modern IBM Z engineering operating model based on:

• GitHub

• VS Code

• Zowe

• IBM Developer for z/OS

• IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)

• IBM Wazi Deploy

• IBM ADFz ecosystem

• enterprise CI/CD pipelines.

The role combines:

• strategic architecture

• mentoring

• framework design

• DevOps implementation guidance

• engineering modernization enablement.

Core Responsibilities

1. IBM Z DevOps Transformation Architecture

• Design enterprise IBM Z DevOps target-state architecture.

• Define SCM modernization strategy.

• Design GitHub-centric engineering operating model.

• Define CI/CD architecture for z/OS applications.

• Design hybrid release orchestration workflows.

• Establish enterprise DevOps governance model.

• Define deployment and rollback strategies.

2. Legacy SCM Modernization

Lead modernization and migration strategy for legacy source-control environments

including:

• Panvalet

• BimEdit

• CONDOR

• legacy source libraries

• PDS-based source management.

Responsibilities include:

• SCM assessment

• repository rationalization

• migration planning

• dependency discovery

• branching strategy design

• promotion model modernization

• Git repository structure design.

3. IBM Z Build Automation

Design and guide implementation of:

• IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)

• incremental dependency-aware builds

• COBOL build automation

• DBRM management

• JCL validation

• artifact packaging

• automated compile/link-edit processes

• impact analysis workflows.

4. Enterprise CI/CD Pipeline Design

Design and implement:

• GitHub-integrated pipelines

• Jenkins/GitHub Actions orchestration

• z/OS CI/CD workflows

• automated deployment pipelines

• release governance controls

• audit trail integration

• approval gates

• rollback automation

• environment promotion workflows.

5. IBM Wazi Deploy & Release Automation

Lead:

• Wazi Deploy implementation strategy

• deployment automation patterns

• release orchestration

• rollback governance

• environment synchronization

• deployment auditability.

6. Developer Experience Modernization

Drive modernization of IBM Z developer workflows using:

• VS Code

• IBM Z Open Editor

• Zowe Explorer

• IBM Developer for z/OS

• Git-based engineering workflows.

Help transition teams away from:

• green-screen-only development

• siloed workflows

• manual build/deployment processes.

7. Runtime Engineering & Diagnostics

Guide implementation and usage patterns for:

• IBM Debug for z/OS

• IBM Fault Analyzer

• IBM File Manager

• IBM Application Performance Analyzer (APA).

Support:

• debugging modernization

• abend diagnostics

• operational troubleshooting

• performance analysis

• engineering observability.

8. JCL & Batch Modernization Strategy

Provide architecture guidance for:

• JCL lifecycle management

• JCL pipeline integration

• batch orchestration

• scheduler integration

• operational governance

• automation strategy.

Experience with enterprise schedulers highly desirable.

Required Technical Skills

IBM Z / Mainframe

• IBM z/OS

• COBOL

• JCL

• CICS

• DB2 for z/OS

• VSAM

• batch processing

• mainframe operational workflows.

IBM DevOps Ecosystem

Strong hands-on experience with:

• IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)

• IBM Wazi Deploy

• IBM Developer for z/OS

• IBM Z Open Editor

• Zowe

• GitHub Enterprise

• Jenkins

• GitHub Actions

• z/OSMF

• IBM ADFz ecosystem.

SCM Modernization

Experience modernizing:

• Panvalet

• Endevor

• Changeman

• Librarian

• legacy source libraries

• mainframe promotion models.

CI/CD & Automation

• enterprise CI/CD design

• deployment automation

• release orchestration

• artifact management

• rollback automation

• infrastructure automation

• pipeline governance.

Runtime Tooling

Experience with:

• IBM Debug for z/OS

• Fault Analyzer

• File Manager

• APA

• operational diagnostics.

Modern Developer Tooling

• VS Code

• Git workflows

• modern IDE integration

• Zowe CLI/Explorer

• REST/API-based z/OS integration.

Preferred Experience

• IBM Z modernization programs

• Broadcom-away initiatives

• VSE-to-z/OS transition environments

• large-scale SCM migration

• enterprise release governance

• banking/insurance/government regulated environments

• hybrid IBM/cloud modernization

• organizational engineering transformation.

Important Note

This role is NOT suitable for:

• generic cloud DevOps engineers

• Java-only CI/CD engineers

• container-only DevOps specialists

theoretical DevOps consultants without IBM Z operational experience.