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Senior Control-M Planner (Mainframe z/OS)

Remote from Spain·Added 3 months ago (last checked 13 Oct)

Overview

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Remote from Spain
Experience
5+ years

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • More than 5 years of experience working with Control-M on IBM z/OS environments.

  • Experience in planning and operating Batch processes.

  • Solid knowledge of JCL.

  • Experience in monitoring and tracking workloads in production.

  • Incident resolution in critical environments.

  • Ability to work autonomously in high-availability environments.

Nice to have

  • Experience in the banking or insurance sector.

  • Previous experience at Kyndryl or IBM.

  • Knowledge of Mainframe process automation.

  • Experience in large corporate environments.

  • Participation in improvement and optimization projects for Batch platforms.

The role

💼 Project: Stable

We are looking for a Senior Control-M Planner with extensive experience in IBM Mainframe (z/OS) environments, specializing in the planning, monitoring, and operation of critical Batch processes in production.

The selected person will participate in workload planning management, process monitoring, incident resolution, and the optimization of daily operations in high-availability environments.

What you'll do

🔹 Planning and scheduling of Batch processes using Control-M.

🔹 Continuous monitoring of workloads and processes in IBM z/OS environments.

🔹 Management and resolution of production incidents.

🔹 Control of dependencies and process execution sequences.

🔹 Supervision of the correct execution of critical jobs.

🔹 Coordination with development, infrastructure, and operations teams.

🔹 Optimization of calendars and Batch planning.

🔹 Guaranteeing the availability and stability of production processes.

🔹 Participation in continuous improvement and automation initiatives.

How you'll work

🏠 Modality: Remote

Mainframe

✔ IBM z/OS

✔ JCL (Job Control Language)

✔ Control-M

✔ Batch Processing

✔ Scheduling

✔ Job Monitoring

✔ Production Support

✔ Job Dependencies

✔ Calendar Management

✔ Workload Automation

Operation

✔ Incident management

✔ Process monitoring

✔ Batch error resolution

✔ SLA management

✔ 24x7 production support

✔ Process optimization

Keywords

Control-M | IBM z/OS | Mainframe | JCL | Batch Scheduling | Workload Automation | Production Support | Monitoring | Incident Management | Banking | Insurance | High Availability | SLA | Batch Processing

About Tecdata Engineering

Tecdata Engineering (TECDATA ENGINEERING) is a technology consulting and services provider specialized in global technology projects, with a portfolio covering custom software development, legacy modernization, managed services, cloud infrastructure, Salesforce, cybersecurity (including SOC, pentesting and NIS2 compliance), and data & AI services, alongside IT talent services such as headhunting and staff augmentation. The company reports being founded in 2012 with around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and 5M in billing, and forms part of a broader technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants across 5 countries. It states it is present in major economic sectors including banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

In Spain, Tecdata Engineering hires across multiple locations including Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with a significant share of openings marked "Completamente remoto" (fully remote) or hybrid. Its careers portal organizes vacancies into departments such as Desarrollo y QA, Ciberseguridad, Cloud, DevOps, Sistemas y Producción, Gestión de Proyectos, Comercial, and RRHH, and current openings range from COBOL and mainframe-adjacent banking roles to data engineering, Salesforce, SAP, cybersecurity, and air traffic management QA. For international professionals considering a move to Spain, the volume of remote-eligible roles across the country is notable, though the company's careers and website content is published in Spanish.

Industry
IT Services
Founded
2012
Employees
500
Website
tecdata.es

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  • Hiring activity in Spain includes Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with hybrid and on-site arrangements depending on the role.
  • The company reports around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and was founded in 2012.
  • It is part of a technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants operating in 5 countries.
  • Its client sectors include banking, telecommunications, and insurance, so many roles involve regulated, enterprise-grade environments.

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📍 Client: Kyndryl

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