If you’re a mainframe-and-hardware person who can keep production steady, fix what breaks fast, and speak fluent z/OS, this one’s built for you. It’s heavy on IBM Z infrastructure, incident response, and data center hardware ops.
About Axiom Software Solutions Limited
Axiom Software Solutions Limited provides contract and staffing support for enterprise technology teams across infrastructure, cloud, and software delivery.
Schedule
- Remote (U.S.)
- Schedule details not listed (confirm shift/on-call expectations during screening)
What You’ll Do
- Install and maintain IBM mainframe data center hardware and supporting configuration data (HCD)
- Support Mainframe Disaster Recovery readiness and execution
- Monitor production and development environments to ensure hardware performance and stability
- Perform real-time break/fix for hardware failures and production-impacting issues
- Triage, diagnose, and resolve incidents end-to-end, documenting actions clearly
- Execute hardware patch management installations and microcode upgrades
- Use system commands to support and maintain the hardware infrastructure environment
- Work within incident and change management processes (ServiceNow), and submit IBM cases as needed
- Collaborate across teams using tools like ServiceNow CMDB and Jira
What You Need
- Hands-on experience with IBM Z Series hardware and z/OS (z/VM and zLinux a plus)
- Strong mainframe hardware infrastructure experience, ideally with:
- z15 / z16, HMC
- DS8000, TS7700, TS4500, FlashSystems
- Proven ability to monitor environments and respond fast to production hardware incidents
- Experience with incident/change management tools (ServiceNow) and IBM case submission processes
- Knowledge of patch management and microcode upgrade implementation
- Comfortable with system commands and operational troubleshooting workflows
- Familiarity with mainframe ecosystem components listed (DB2, IMS DB, JCL; COBOL/PL/I/Assembler exposure noted)
- Bonus: scripting with Linux Bash, Python, and REST APIs
Benefits
- Not listed (contract details typically confirmed during recruiter screen)
This role is mainframe-hardware heavy. If your background is more “app dev on COBOL” than “z16/HMC/DS8000 break-fix,” it could be a mismatch. If you want, paste your resume bullets and I’ll tell you straight whether you’re a fit and how to position it.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…