Trident Consulting

Mainframe Operations Engineer

Lake County, IL • Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Contract IT Services and IT Consulting

Trident Consulting is seeking a "Mainframe Operations Engineer” for one of our client in Riverwoods, IL (Hybrid). A global leader in business and technology services.


Job Title: Mainframe Operations Engineer

Location: Riverwoods, IL (Hybrid)

Type: W2 Contract

Rate: $60/hr on W2

Exp: 10+ Years


Mainframe Operations:

• Overall 10 years of experience in mainframe engineering, batch job scheduling and monitoring batch jobs

• Design, develop, and maintain batch job schedules using IBM Scheduler (OPC), Autosys, and Maestro.

• Monitor daily batch processing cycles, ensuring timely and successful completion.

• Troubleshoot and resolve scheduling and batch job failures, collaborating with application development and infra operations teams as needed.

• Review job dependencies and optimize workflows to prevent bottlenecks and improve performance.

• Document batch job workflows, schedules, and operational procedures.

• Support and maintain mainframe environments, ensuring batch jobs run efficiently and reliably.

• Perform regular health checks and performance tuning for mainframe batch processing.

• Participate in mainframe upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery testing as required.


About Trident:

Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.


Some of our recent awards include:

Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco

Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.

Received the TechServe Excellence award.

Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America

Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.

Mainframe Operations Engineer in Lake County at Trident Consulting

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