OMEGAMON Administrative

Lead - OMEGAMON Monitoring Specialist

The Role

As a System Administrator at Kyndryl, you’ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You’ll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients – which means some of the biggest in the world.

There’s never a typical day as a System Administrator at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You’ll be managing systems data for clients and providing day-to-day solutions and security compliance. You’ll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain

  IBM OMEGAMON

  suite (including OMEGAMON for z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, Mainframe Networks, and Storage).
• Develop and maintain monitoring

  dashboards, alerts, thresholds, and custom views

  .
• Troubleshoot and resolve OMEGAMON-related issues, ensuring minimal system impact and downtime.
• Work with application, database, network, and system administration teams to define

  monitoring requirements

  and integrate solutions.
• Perform regular

  performance tuning and health checks

  on the monitoring infrastructure.
• Configure and manage

  automation scripts, alerting rules, and incident correlation

  mechanisms.
• Participate in

  capacity planning, performance analysis

  , and system tuning using OMEGAMON insights.
• Provide

  reporting and documentation

  for system performance, usage, and incidents.
• Support audit and compliance initiatives by ensuring

  monitoring coverage and data retention

  policies are met.
• Train junior staff or operational teams on OMEGAMON usage and best practices.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum

  5 plus years of experience

  with IBM mainframe systems and monitoring tools.
• Hands-on experience with

  OMEGAMON

  in z/OS environments.
• Strong understanding of

  mainframe systems architecture

  , including JES2, SDSF, SMF, RMF, WLM, CICS, DB2, and MQ.
• Familiarity with

  Tivoli Monitoring

  ,

  PARMGEN configuration

  , and

  TEP(Tivoli Enterprise Portal)

  .
• Experience with

  incident management

  , root cause analysis, and performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of

  SMP/E

  ,

  RACF

  , and JCL scripting.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree

  in Computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Knowledge of other monitoring and automation tools (e.g.,

  Netcool, BMC, Splunk, CA Sysview

  ).
• Understanding of

  ITIL practices

  and service management.
• Experience in

  batch job scheduling tools

  (e.g., Control-M, TWS).
• Familiarity with modern

  IT monitoring dashboards and integrations

  (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus for hybrid environments).
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.