z/VM Systems Programmer

A large global enterprise services client is seeking an experienced IBM z/VM Systems Programmer to support and enhance a complex, multi-tenant mainframe virtualization environment. The role focuses on operational stability, performance optimization, automation, and support of Linux on IBM Z workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade IBM z/VM environments, including PTF management.
• Administer CP, CMS, spool, paging, and minidisk configurations.
• Manage z/VM virtual networking (VSWITCH, NICDEF, VLANs, routing/bridging).
• Provision and support Linux on IBM Z guests (RHEL/SLES) under z/VM.
• Perform performance monitoring, capacity planning, and tuning across CPU, memory, and I/O.
• Support storage integrations including FCP / SAN-attached storage .
• Develop and m...