Senior Systems Administrator / Operations Support Specialist (Mainframe)

HIRING: Senior Systems Administrator / Operations Support Specialist (Mainframe) 🚨

📌 Job Title: RQ10408 – Systems Administrator / Operations Support Specialist – Senior
🏛 Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
📍 Location: 33 King St. W, Oshawa, Ontario (Onsite)
🕒 Duration: Feb 9, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027 (Extension Likely)
⏱ Hours: 7.25 hrs/day
🔐 Security Clearance: CRJMC

🔍 Key Requirements

🧠 10+ years experience supporting mainframe batch processing
🏢 Proven experience in large, complex enterprise environments
📂 Strong expertise in JCL, TSO/ISPF, SFTP, FTP, IND$, dataset structures
📧 Experience monitoring email input queues & transactional confirmations
📊 Advanced knowledge of reporting tools & MS Office Suite
🔄 Experience with application recovery procedures & overnight batch processing
🛠 Strong understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change & Release)
🤝 Ability to provide technical leadership & client advisory support
🚀 Experience supporting mission-critical, public-facing applications

🧩 Key Responsibilities

⚙️ Lead batch processing, file transfers & overnight transactional processing
📁 Coordinate development, testing & implementation of JCL & reporting tools
🧯 Analyze, troubleshoot & resolve batch incidents (Root Cause Analysis)
📝 Maintain & update operational procedures & documentation
🔁 Lead change & release implementations
🎓 Provide training & technical guidance to internal teams
📞 Participate in on-call support for production operations

⚠️ IMPORTANT – Eligibility Criteria

✅ Only candidates with one of the following will be considered:
🇨🇦 Canadian Citizen
🟢 Permanent Resident (PR)
🟣 Open Work Permit
❌ No sponsorship / closed work permits

📩 Interested candidates – please share your resume or tag relevant professionals.