# Mainframe ZOS System Programmer

Job Title: Mainframe ZOS System Programmer Location: Phoenix, AZ The Mainframe z/OS System Programmer is responsible for the installation, customization, maintenance, and optimization of IBM z/OS operating systems and associated system software. This role ensures the stability, performance, security, and availability of mission-critical mainframe environments, supporting large-scale enterprise applications. * This role requires employees to live in or around the Phoenix, AZ area. You will be responsible to be onsite 3 days a week. We will consider candidates who are willing to relocate to the area. Responsibilities: System Administration & Maintenance: Install, configure, and maintain IBM z/OS operating systems. Perform system upgrades, migrations (e.g., z/OS version upgrades), and apply maintenance (PTFs, APARs, RSUs). Manage IPL processes, system initialization, and configuration (PARMLIB, PROCLIB, SYS1 datasets). Monitor system health and performance using tools such as RMF, SMF, SDSF. Subsystem Support: Install, configure, and support key subsystems: JES2/JES3 TSO/E, ISPF USS (Unix System Services) RACF (in coordination with security teams) Work closely with DB2, CICS, IMS, MQ,

- **Id**: 648233
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/delanhq-mainframe-zos-system-programmer>
- **Role**: Enterprise Apps
- **Role family**: Enterprise Apps
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Phoenix, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-05T13:47:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T15:30:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 102
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2544
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: yes

## Company

- **Id**: 690244
- **Name**: Delan Associates
- **Domain**: delanhq.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/delanhq>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: staffing
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Breezy

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 84
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 79000
- **Max usd**: 171000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 2118

## Technologies

- **Db2** — Optional: no
- **IMS** — Optional: no
- **ITIL** — Optional: no
- **ServiceNow** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 102

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-10T20:20:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 26
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.581
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 101
- **Expected fill days**: 84
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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