Roles and Categories

The general public is unaware of IBM Z mainframe as a critical tool of business. The general public is equally unaware of the many professional responsibilities, jobs, and skills required for day-to-day smooth operation of the world’s economy which IBM Z mainframe provides

Employer Categories

IBM Z mainframe jobs are within and separated by 5 unique employer categories serving governments and all industries globally.

1. Large Enterprise IT, Information Technology, Production

2. Medium or Smaller Enterprise IT Production

3. Independent Software Vendors and IBM

4. IT Consulting and System Integration

5. Facility and Service Providers

Role Types

Generic professional job responsibilities of government and all industries include:

1. IT Operations and System Support and Services

2. IT Business Application Product Development and Support

3. IT Software Engineering

4. IT Architects

Roles by Type and Category

Role	Type	Category
Operator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Production Control Analyst	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Automation Specialist	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/Disk Storage Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/Security Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/Network Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/Database Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System /CICS Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/MQSeries Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
System Administrator/IMS Administrator	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Systems Programmer	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Performance and Capacity Planning	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Management	IT Operations and System Support and Services
Business Application Programmer	IT Business/Software Product Application Development and Support
Software Product Programmer	IT Business/Software Product Application Development and Support
Data Science/Analytics	IT Business/Software Product Application Development and Support
Business Intelligence Developer	IT Business/Software Product Application Development and Support
	IT Software Engineers
Solution Architect	IT Architects
Enterprise Architect	IT Architects
System Architect	IT Architects
Technical Architect	IT Architects