# TSO/ISPF

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tso-ispf

TSO (Time Sharing Option) and ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility) are components of IBM's z/OS mainframe operating system, providing an interactive, menu-driven terminal interface for editing datasets, submitting batch jobs, and managing files on the mainframe. TSO supplies the underlying interactive command environment, while ISPF layers a panel-based system on top for tasks like code editing, dataset utilities, and job control. It remains widely used by mainframe programmers and systems administrators at banks, insurers, and government agencies that still run COBOL/JCL-based systems.

## TSO/ISPF in the job market

- Open roles: 4
- Employers hiring: 2
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside TSO/ISPF

Measured from the 4 open roles that name TSO/ISPF, not from a curated list.

- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [COBOL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cobol) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [IBM Db2](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ibm-db2) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [z/OS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/z-os) — 3 roles (75.0%)

## Roles that use TSO/ISPF

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 2
- [Software Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-developer) — 1
- [Technical Support Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-support-engineer) — 1

Related skills: [COBOL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cobol), [Job Control Language (JCL)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/job-control-language-jcl), [z/OS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/z-os)

## Open roles requiring TSO/ISPF (4)

- [Math Major Software Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7aa0ff38-8722-491d-af99-80a92505abe5/math-major-software-developer-at-auto-owners-insurance) at [Auto-Owners Insurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/auto-owners-insurance) — Full-time, Lansing, MI
- [Senior Software Engineer (ICB3)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/28b1fe18-b5cc-4a6d-9ffe-25fd341e245b/senior-software-engineer-icb3-at-broadcom-inc) at [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — Plano, TX, $91,100 – $146,000
- [Mainframe Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/176deac6-a424-48bd-afea-bd8127954697/mainframe-software-engineer-at-broadcom-inc) at [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — Plano, TX, $129,400 – $207,000
- [Mainframe Technical Support Engineer - Storage Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ba1e5787-d254-4577-9df2-082047caa6ea/mainframe-technical-support-engineer-storage-management-at-broadcom-inc) at [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — $59,000 – $90,000