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We are seeking an experienced Production Control Analyst responsible for monitoring and managing enterprise mainframe production environments. The role includes real-time z/OS console monitoring, Control-M workload management, batch processing support, operational event monitoring, and incident resolution activities supporting business-critical applications running in 24x7 production environments.
The analyst will work closely with Application Support, System Programming, Database, Network, Security, Middleware, and Business Operations teams to ensure timely completion of batch workloads and uninterrupted production services.
Primary Skills:
• Control-M Batch Monitoring
• Control-M Batch Scheduling
• z/OS Console Operations
• Incident & Escalation Management
• IPL Support and System Monitoring
ADVANCED ENGLISH IS A MUST
Hybrid role in Guadalajara or Mexico City
Core Responsibilities:
Mainframe Console Operations
• Monitor z/OS system consoles and operational dashboards.
• Identify, analyze, and respond to system messages, alerts, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Escalate system and application issues according to established operational procedures.
• Support IPL activities and system startup/shutdown processes.
• Monitor availability of production systems and critical infrastructure components.
• Perform Level-1 operational support and initiate recovery procedures when required.
Control-M Batch Monitoring
• Monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and year-end batch processing workloads using Control-M.
• Ensure scheduled jobs execute successfully within defined service windows.
• Monitor job dependencies, resource constraints, and scheduling conditions.
• Analyze batch failures and perform restart or recovery activities as per documented procedures.
• Coordinate with application support teams during batch processing issues.
• Validate successful completion of business-critical batch cycles.
• File transfers
Batch Scheduling Administration
• Create and maintain batch schedules within Control-M.
• Manage calendars, scheduling tables, cyclic jobs, and job dependencies.
• Implement schedule changes according to change management processes.
• Support migration of batch schedules across development, test, and production environments.
• Validate new schedules and job definitions during deployment activities.
Incident and Problem Management
• Identify and respond to production incidents affecting batch processing and system operations.
• Perform initial triage and diagnostic activities.
• Create and manage incident tickets according to SLA requirements.
• Coordinate bridge calls during major incidents.
• Support root cause analysis and problem management activities.
• Operational Recovery Support
• Execute documented recovery procedures for failed jobs and application outages.
• Monitor restart and recovery processes.
• Coordinate with technical support teams to restore business services.
• Knowledge of Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively during production incidents and escalation calls.
• Experience working in a 24x7 operational support environment.
Disaster Recovery Support
• Participate in Disaster Recovery testing and execution activities.
• Support batch workload validation within recovery environments.
Why Cognizant?
Improve your career in one of the largest and fastest growing IT services providers worldwide
Receive ongoing support and funding with training and development plans
Have a highly competitive benefits and salary package
Get the opportunity to work for leading global companies
We are committed to respecting human rights and build a better future by helping your minds and the environment
We invest in people and their wellbeing.
We create conditions for everyone to thrive. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or for any other reason covered.
At Cognizant we believe than our culture make us stronger!
Join us now!
Über Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.
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