Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Mainframe Dev & Deployment Tools Engineer

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years of mainframe experience
  • 3-5+ years in Dev & Deployment / SCM / Release Engineering
  • Strong experience with IBM z/OS environment
  • Hands-on experience with Endevor, ChangeMan, ISPW
  • Solid understanding of mainframe SDLC processes and build/release management
  • Familiarity with JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF
  • Knowledge of DevOps concepts applied to mainframe

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain mainframe development toolchains for COBOL, PL/I, JCL
  • Enable source control integration and versioning strategies
  • Develop and maintain automated build and deployment processes
  • Implement tools and pipelines for code compilation and packaging
  • Administer and support enterprise deployment tools such as Endevor and ChangeMan
  • Manage package lifecycle and promotion paths across environments
  • Develop automation using REXX, CLIST, JCL, and other scripting tools

Benefits

  • Opportunities to work with clients across various industries
  • Collaboration with diverse teams to cultivate relationships
  • Career advancement from Junior System Administrator to Architect
  • Access to hands-on experience and certification on major cloud platforms
  • Inclusive workplace culture with support for diversity
  • Employee learning programs with access to top industry certifications
Full Job Description
The Role
Key Responsibilities:
Development Toolchain & DevOps Enablement
  • Design and maintain mainframe development toolchains supporting:
    • COBOL, PL/I, JCL, and related technologies
  • Enable and support:
    • Source control integration
    • Versioning strategies
    • Artifact management
  • Promote adoption of DevOps practices for mainframe development
Build & Deployment Automation
  • Develop and maintain automated build and deployment processes
  • Implement tools and pipelines for:
    • Code compilation
    • Packaging
    • Promotion across environments
  • Automate release management processes to:
    • Reduce manual effort
    • Increase reliability and consistency
Deployment Frameworks & Tools Support
  • Administer and support enterprise deployment tools such as:
    • Endevor
    • ChangeMan
    • ISPW
  • Manage:
    • Package lifecycle (build, test, deploy, rollback)
    • Promotion paths across DEV 12 QA 12 UAT 12 PROD
Environment Management
  • Manage and support:
    • Development, test, and production environments
  • Ensure consistency and integrity across environments
  • Coordinate deployments with:
    • Application teams
    • QA
    • Operations
Automation & Integration
  • Develop automation using:
    • REXX, CLIST, JCL, scripting tools
  • Integrate mainframe toolchains with:
    • Enterprise CI/CD pipelines
    • Distributed DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, etc. - when applicable)


One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here. Youll also get the chance to share your expertise by recommending modernization options, identifying new business opportunities, and cultivating relationships with other teams and stakeholders. Does the work get challenging at times? Yes! But youll collaborate with a diverse group of talented people and gain invaluable management and organizational skills, which will come in handy as you move forward in your career.

Your future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior System Administrator to Architect. We have opportunities for Cloud Hyperscalers that you wont find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Who You Are
Required Qualifications:
  • 5-10+ years of mainframe experience
  • 3-5+ years in Dev & Deployment / SCM / Release Engineering
  • Strong experience with:
    • IBM z/OS environment
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Endevor / ChangeMan / ISPW
  • Solid understanding of:
    • Mainframe SDLC processes
    • Build and release management
  • Experience with:
    • JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF
    • Source control and promotion processes
  • Knowledge of:
    • DevOps concepts applied to mainframe
  • Ability to build custom application written in assembler
  • Very strong Cobol, Assembler and REXX knowledge and experience
Preferred Experience:
  • Familiarity with:
    • DB2, IMS, CICS integration in deployments
  • Experience with:
    • CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git integration)
    • Automation frameworks (REXX, Python)
  • Exposure to:
    • Mainframe modernization initiatives
  • Experience with:
    • Enterprise-scale DevOps transformations
    • Automation of build/release pipelines


Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, its how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But were not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. Thats the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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About Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Kyndryl is an IT transformation services company. They offer network services, business resilience, and hybrid cloud solutions. Their services include applications, core enterprise and zcloud, the digital workplace, security and resiliency, cloud, data, and AI, network, and edge. They committed to the health and continuous improvement of the vital systems at the heart of the digital economy.

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Careers

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