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Mainframe Workload Automation Analyst

Infra Managed Service Senior Analyst | Early Career | Full time
Job No. R00335427 | Multiple Locations
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You are:
An experienced Mainframe Workload Automation Analyst.

The Work:
As a member of the Infrastructure and Operations team, you will be focused on IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler / IBM Z Workload Scheduler support and optimization for enterprise batch and online scheduling environments. Acting as a technical SME for scheduling and automation.

The role also provides 24x7 on-call production support and handles software maintenance, upgrades, and physical disk space (DASD) management across both mainframe and Windows Server environments.

  • Provide Level 3 support for IBM TWS/ZWS in complex mainframe environments.

  • Design, maintain, and optimize job schedules, calendars, dependencies, and critical paths.

  • Monitor daily batch cycles and resolve issues to ensure SLA compliance.

  • Install, configure, upgrade, and support TWS/ZWS components and agents.

  • Analyze scheduling failures, delays, and bottlenecks; implement preventative fixes.

  • Optimize batch performance through workload balancing, automation, and capacity planning.

  • Ensure security, audit, and operational compliance.

  • Act as a workload automation SME and mentor junior staff.

  • Mainframe Disaster Recovery (MVSODR).

This role will require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office. Preferred location: Mississauga

English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English-speaking stakeholders across Canada. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

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Here’s what you need:

  • A minimum of 5 years hands-on experience with IBM TWS and IBM ZWS on z/OS.

  • Strong understanding of mainframe batch processing, JCL, and z/OS concepts.

  • Experience supporting mission-critical 24×7 environments.

  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex scheduling, dependency, and batch-flow issues

  • Demonstrated experience with mainframe disaster recovery planning and execution.

  • Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

  • Bachelor’s degree or completion of a college program in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Bonus Points if:

  • Distributed workload automation integration.

  • CICS or DB2 batch dependency knowledge.

  • Mainframe scripting or DevOps exposure.

  • IBM Workload Scheduler certifications.

  • Banking, insurance, or regulated-environment experience. 


Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.


The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $60,350 to $110,350

Mississauga, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

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