Senior Systems Administrator (Mainframe Batch Administrator)

About Us

ERGO Technology & Services S.A. (ET&S S.A.) was established in January 2021 following the integration of ERGO Digital IT and Atena into one entity, leveraging both companies’ strengths and best practices. As a part of ERGO Technology & Services Management AG, the technology holding of ERGO Group AG, we support millions of internal and external customers with state-of-the-art IT solutions to everyday problems.

In October 2022, ET&S S.A. expanded its scope of operations by creating a Business Services unit to contribute in a new way to the growth of ERGO’s business. Acting as a co-partner and internal consultant, it adds non-IT value and supports the development of the entire ERGO Group, currently offering skills in reporting, analysis, actuarial, and input management. We are committed to fostering innovation and meeting the evolving needs of our clients worldwide.

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About the role

The Batch Administrator will join the team of experts, responsible for the maintenance and further development of batch infrastructure.
The team takes responsibility for the daily batch business on the mainframe and in the distributed world, steers the provider, and takes care of the JCL data basis and all the batch infrastructure components.
As a Batch Administrator, you will participate in long-term projects related to migration between schedulers in the distributed world area.

How you will get the job done

• daily checking of the production batch activities
• planning and scheduling of batch jobs
• troubleshooting in the field of batch
• cooperating with the provider and developers
• creating and maintaining technical processes for batch operation
• reporting with XINFO and SMF
• supporting projects
• providing technical documentation
• assisting with the on-call services

Skills and experience you will need

• fluency in English language (minimum B2 level)
• 5+ years of experience in mainframe infrastructure and applications in a high-availability enterprise environment
• knowledge of batch processes on the mainframe and in a distributed world
• experience with any batch scheduler for example ZWS (on the mainframe)
• experience within the ITIL processes: Service Request Management, Change and Release Management, Incident Management
• knowledge of mainframe and client/server infrastructure
• knowledge of ProcMan, Smart JCL, TWS Graph, XINFO and JCL
• analytical thinking, problem-solving
• continuous improvement attitude and proactive mindset
• independent and self-motivated
• willing to share the knowledge with the team
• excellent communication skills
• willingness to business travel from time to time