Delivery Consultant - zDevOps
IBM · Posted Oct 7
Hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, quantum computing, and IT consulting services
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About the role
IBM Global Sales brings together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve complex business challenges, co-creating solutions that drive digital transformation across industries and geographies. This delivery consulting role sits in the z/OS mainframe domain, focused on DevOps pipelines and CI/CD for IBM Z applications. The consultant will design and maintain pipelines for COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL workloads, integrate mainframes with distributed systems and cloud platforms, and support hybrid cloud and modernization initiatives.
What you will do
- Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for z/OS applications including COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps
- Implement and manage SCM solutions including Endevor and Git integration
- Automate build, test, deployment, and release processes
- Integrate mainframe applications with distributed systems, APIs, and cloud platforms
- Develop automation using Ansible, REXX, shell scripts, and z/OSMF workflows
- Collaborate across application, infrastructure, and security teams
- Support hybrid cloud and modernization initiatives on IBM Z
- Ensure high availability, performance, and security compliance
- Troubleshoot DevOps pipelines and deployment issues
- Promote DevOps culture and Agile practices
- Implement monitoring using IBM Z Integration Observability tools
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong understanding of z/OS architecture, JCL, TSO/ISPF, USS
- Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, REXX, with knowledge of PL/I and Assembler
- Experience with Endevor, Changeman, or similar SCM tools
- Knowledge of CICS and DB2
- Hands-on experience in Jenkins, UCD, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in Git and integration with mainframe SCM
- Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Groovy, Shell, REXX
- Experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML
- Knowledge of MQ, IMS, CICS
- Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana)
- Knowledge of RACF or ACF2
- Familiarity with IBM Wazi, ADDI, Watson Code Assistant for Z
- Knowledge of z/OS Connect EE
- Experience with Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z
- Experience with Zowe CLI, Zowe Explorer
- Exposure to hybrid cloud architectures
- Experience with CDC tools like InfoSphere Data Replication
- Experience with OMEGAMON, Instana
- Knowledge of Kafka, MQ, event streaming
- Relevant IBM Z / Red Hat / DevOps certifications
- Experience in banking or enterprise systems
- Experience leading DevOps transformations
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting company that provides hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Operating in over 175 countries, IBM helps businesses across industries modernize operations, secure data, and drive digital transformation through platforms like watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift. Founded over a century ago, the company remains a pioneer in high-performance computing, enterprise automation, and quantum technology.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 260,000+ employees
- Founded
- June 16, 1911
- Location
- Armonk, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $3.5B raised
- ·Post Ipo Debt$150M
Leadership
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer
Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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