Technical Lead of Batch Management

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Specialist – Batch Management to join an international IT Infrastructure team. The role focuses on ensuring the stability, reliability, and efficiency of batch processing environments, supporting critical IT operations, and driving continuous improvements through automation and process optimization.

• Prestigious position at one of the world’s largest banks
• Stable, long-term projects
• Competitive salary with a B2B contract
• Hybrid work (6 days per month from the office in Cracow)
• Private healthcare and multisport card
• Personal growth and development opportunities with the possibility to rotate between projects
• Manage and monitor daily, monthly, yearly, and business-critical batch processing activities.
• Ensure high availability, stability, and performance of batch scheduling environments.
• Investigate and resolve batch processing errors, incidents, and operational issues.
• Maintain and optimize batch schedules using IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS).
• Support infrastructure changes, automation initiatives, and service improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical processing activities.
• Collaborate with international technical teams to ensure smooth IT operations.
• Support incident and change management processes in line with SLAs.
• Strong knowledge of JCL and IBM z/OS Mainframe environments.
• Hands-on experience with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS).
• Proven experience in batch monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Understanding of batch scheduling tools such as Horizont IWS Graph, BatchCP, BatchAD, or XINFO.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, incident/change management, and SLAs.
• Ability to take ownership of critical batch processes and operational issues.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working in international teams.
• Very good command of English (written and spoken).
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a Technical Lead or Operations Lead.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of German.
• Experience with automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Location: Kraków, PL
• Rate: 170-215 EUR/h