Senior IBM Workload Scheduler Engineer

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This role is for a Senior IBM Workload Scheduler Engineer on a W2 contract in Dallas, TX. Requires 5–10+ years of experience with job scheduling tools, strong DB2, Linux/Unix skills, and expertise in IWS internals.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
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🗓️ - Date discovered
August 13, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract type
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Dallas, TX
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Monitoring #Cloud #REST API #Azure #SAP #Oracle Cloud #API (Application Programming Interface) #Docker #Scripting #Jira #Security #Unix #Python #Automation #Migration #Bash #Oracle #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #REST (Representational State Transfer) #Linux #Compliance #Informatica #Agile #Shell Scripting #PostgreSQL
Role description
Role: L3 Engineer for IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite/Hybrid as per client policy) Type: W2 Contract Primary Focus: Level 3 support for IBM Workload Scheduler (formerly Tivoli Workload Scheduler), including systems engineering, administration, integrations, security, architecture, APIs, upgrades, and root cause analysis. Key Responsibilities: • Maintain overall IWS platform stability, DB2 upgrades, patching, and proactive monitoring • Develop custom scripts/tools, APIs, and perform capacity planning & performance tuning • Onboard new applications, design job scheduling workflows, install/configure agents • Integrate IWS with enterprise applications (SAP, Informatica, Oracle), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) • Design HA/DR strategies and security compliance solutions • Create SOX audit and custom reports, lead root cause analysis (RCA) Required Skills: • Deep expertise in IWS internals (workload modeling, calendars, job streams) • Experience with Dynamic Workload Console (DWC), Dynamic Agents, Dynamic Broker Server • Strong DB2 skills (plus Oracle/PostgreSQL knowledge) • Linux/Unix admin and troubleshooting, TLS/certificate management • Shell scripting (Bash/KornShell) and Python • REST API and automation mindset • SAFe Agile framework experience Preferred Skills: • Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) • Docker, ServiceNow, Slack • Experience migrating IWS workloads to cloud platforms Experience: • 5–10+ years with job scheduling tools (IWS, Autosys, Control-M, BMC, etc.) • Strong background in application upgrades, architecture migrations, and mentoring