Batch Scheduling Specialist

We are looking for a Batch Scheduling Specialist to support the stability, availability and performance of enterprise IT services in a mainframe environment.

The role focuses on batch scheduling, infrastructure changes, service monitoring and incident management, with particular emphasis on IBM z/OS, JCL and IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS).

• Maintain the operational stability, integrity and availability of supported IT services
• Ensure compliance with service management standards, operational controls and data quality requirements
• Support incident identification, troubleshooting and resolution in collaboration with the DevOps team
• Help ensure service resilience, sustainability and recovery time objectives
• Implement infrastructure changes while maintaining service quality and user experience
• Support infrastructure changes to meet performance, availability, security and resilience requirements
• Automate build, testing and deployment processes across environments to improve consistency and reliability
• Improve automation, continuous integration, system monitoring and maintenance processes

• 3+ years of experience
• Solid knowledge of JCL for IBM z/OS mainframe environments
• Good knowledge of IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS)
• Basic knowledge of Horizon IWS Graph, BatchCP, BatchAD, and XINFO
• Understanding of incident and change management processes
• Understanding of Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Good written and spoken English
• Analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with Jira and Confluence
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in enterprise IT operations or mainframe environments
• Knowledge of German