Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Anivas Tech is seeking a Mainframe SRE to support our government agency IT operations. We are looking for a skilled professional with 3+ years of relevant experience who brings strong technical expertise and a commitment to delivering high-quality results in a mission-driven, high-visibility environment.
Requirements:
- Operate, monitor, and maintain IBM z/OS mainframe environments supporting mission-critical government applications
- Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles including SLOs, error budgets, and reliability targets for mainframe systems
- Respond to and lead incident resolution efforts for mainframe production issues, coordinating with application and infrastructure teams
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tooling to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency on mainframe platforms
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and workload optimization across mainframe subsystems (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ)
- Support change management processes including patching, maintenance windows, and release deployments
- Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to extend CI/CD practices into mainframe pipelines
- Document standard operating procedures, runbooks, and post-incident reviews
- Participate in on-call rotation and ensure adherence to availability SLAs
- Identify and drive systemic improvements to reduce recurrence of incidents and enhance mainframe reliability
- US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; 5 additional years of relevant experience accepted in lieu of degree
- 3+ years of experience in mainframe operations, administration, or engineering on IBM z/OS platforms
- Proficiency in JCL, REXX, or other mainframe scripting languages
- Experience with core mainframe subsystems including CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and/or JES2/JES3
- Understanding of SRE practices such as monitoring, alerting, SLO definition, and incident management
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in complex production environments
- Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in a federal government IT environment
- Familiarity with DevOps toolchains and integrating mainframe systems with modern CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with IBM OMEGAMON, Broadcom Mainframe Suite, or equivalent monitoring tools
- Agile or SAFe delivery methodology experience
- IBM Certified Systems Administrator – z/OS or equivalent certification
"Anivas Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics as defined by law."