Staff Software Engineer - Mainframe System Programmer

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Endevor Administrator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the comprehensive support and maintenance of our Endevor environment, ensuring its stability, security, and optimal performance across all R&D LPARs. You will collaborate closely with various teams to deliver exceptional Endevor services across the division, directly supporting all R&D activities.

Who You Are

You will be part of Broadcom’s Mainframe Infrastructure Engineering team, which is responsible for mainframe infrastructure and operations, hosting state-of-the-art mainframe R&D environments for various product development teams. Our mission includes securing Broadcom’s mainframe IP, enabling the creation of development, test, and release environments, and driving innovation for new products and features within the mainframe ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

This role encompasses the administration, maintenance, and support of the Endevor environment, including installing and deploying updates, managing tables, and supporting API programs and new features. The administrator will monitor Endevor stability and ensure data recoverability through backups and reorganizations. Essential duties involve providing comprehensive user support, analyzing errors, creating knowledge documents, assisting with element recovery, and advising on security definitions. The role also includes managing Endevor system metadata, supporting general requests, and maintaining a stable test region for development and demos. Additionally, the administrator will contribute to education by building and maintaining development life-cycles and web-services implementations, advising on user experience enhancements, and developing utilities for automation.

What You Need

• Proven experience in Endevor administration and support.
• Strong understanding of Endevor concepts, including maintenance, monitoring, security, and metadata.
• Experience with Endevor API programs, Exits, Processors, and JCL.
• Familiarity with TopSecret profiles for security definitions.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery strategies for Endevor.
• Experience with WLM and automation tools like CA-Scheduler or ESP is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with various teams and users.
• Ability to develop clear and concise Knowledge Documents.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Overall experience: Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years of related experience