Technical Lead – Systems Administrator

PROJECT

Join an international technology environment focused on maintaining and improving enterprise batch processing systems running on IBM Mainframe.

We are looking for a Technical Lead – Batch Management with strong expertise in IBM z/OS, JCL, and IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) to ensure the stability, availability, and reliability of critical batch operations.

The role combines hands-on technical expertise, operational ownership, and team coordination, with a strong focus on automation, incident management, and continuous service improvement.

YOU WILL

Ensure the stability, availability, and reliability of batch processing services and supporting infrastructure.

Oversee the creation, modification, scheduling, and execution of daily, monthly, yearly, and business-critical batch processes.

Troubleshoot and resolve batch processing failures, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.

Act as a Technical Lead, coordinating team activities, delegating tasks, sharing knowledge, and supporting team development.

Manage critical end-of-day, end-of-month, and end-of-year processing activities.

Drive improvements in batch automation, monitoring, system performance, and operational efficiency.

Implement infrastructure changes with a focus on automation, security, resilience, and service availability.

Ensure compliance with IT Service Management standards, SLAs, and internal controls.

Participate in incident and change management processes, identifying risks and implementing appropriate solutions.

Manage certificate renewals and IBM Dynamic Workload Console.

Collaborate with international engineering and operations teams to resolve issues and deliver improvements.

Coordinate and participate in the on-call rota, ensuring effective support for critical batch operations.

MUST HAVE

Strong hands-on knowledge of JCL and IBM z/OS Mainframe environments.

Solid experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS).

Deep understanding of batch processing, job scheduling, and troubleshooting batch failures.

Experience managing business-critical batch operations, including end-of-day, end-of-month, and end-of-year processing.

Basic knowledge of Horizont IWS Graph, BatchCP, BatchAD, and XINFO.

Good understanding of Incident Management, Change Management, and SLAs.

Ability to coordinate technical activities, delegate tasks, and support knowledge sharing within the team.

Experience driving operational improvements and implementing technical solutions.

Strong ownership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Ability and willingness to participate in and coordinate an on-call rota.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills in an international environment.

Very good English, both written and spoken.

NICE TO HAVE

Previous experience as a Technical Lead or Operations Lead.

Experience with Jira and Confluence.

Knowledge of German.

Strong analytical and solution-oriented approach.

OUR OFFER

Benefits: Extended medical care (over 2000 medical facilities in Poland, 80 in Kraków) for you and your family; Multisport card; Life insurance