Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - CICS, MQ & zCEE

Huntington National Bank•Detroit, MI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is an onsite position and available to be filled at any Huntington Corporate office location. The z/OS Platform CICS, MQ & zCEE Lead candidate must have extensive experience in performance management architecture, implementation, and management for a mission critical large mainframe systems environment. Required areas of experience include z/OS engineering, WLM (Workload Manager), CF, SMF Processing, DASD, Hardware configuration, Channels, IPL processes, CICS, zCEE, MQ, Parallel Sysplex, CICSPLEX, z/OS Networking, z/OS Performance Tuning, and Capacity Planning tools. Expertise in ICF/zIIP capacity and tuning, WLM configuration and troubleshooting, and z/OS engineering. In addition, candidate must have a proven history of platform road map development, project management skills, and executive level communication in these areas. Previous experience performing a z/OS CICS, MQ & zCEE lead role required. The candidate must be able to prioritize and complete work on time in an ever-changing and complex environment. Mentoring required with the wider team, mentoring skills and experience are necessary. The ability to read CICS dumps & traces considered a plus. This candidate will be fulfilling an experienced systems mainframe engineer position. Responsible for the overall health, security, resiliency, and performance of System z CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and z/OS zCEE across multiple Sysplexes and CECs. Responsible for the z/OS networking for CICS, MQ and zCEE connectivity requirements (TCPIP, LU6.2, Sockets, EXCI, ETC.). Manage overall platform documentation, reports including all KPIs, charts, end-to-end workflow diagrams of all system z software zCEE, CICS and MQ. Develop and present z/OS zCEE, CICS and MQ, HA (SYSPLEX/CICSPLEX roadmaps. Lead problem troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses of all P1 & P2 System z zCEE, CICS and MQ related incidents. Develop, document, and deliver pre- and post-implementation analysis of System z tech refreshes and application releases. Eliminate reoccurring issues and drive down mean time to recovery. Provide technical direction and education to programmers, analysts, and technical support associates. Prototypes the new features, functions, and strategies of new application subsystems technology. Candidate must be motivated and assertive while possessing the ability to oversee and prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment. Coordinates with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution. Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ additional years of equivalent experience.
7+ years of professional experience in z/OS / CICS, MQ or zCEE engineering.
3+ years in a lead role, or Project Management (roadmapping), or developing KPIs for delivery.
Extensive experience in performance management architecture, implementation, and management for a mission critical large mainframe systems environment.
z/OS engineering, WLM (Workload Manager), CF, SMF Processing, DASD, Hardware configuration, Channels, IPL processes, CICS, zCEE, MQ, Parallel Sysplex, CICSPLEX, z/OS Networking, z/OS Performance Tuning, and Capacity Planning tools.
Expertise in ICF/zIIP capacity and tuning, WLM configuration and troubleshooting, and z/OS engineering.
Proven history of platform road map development, project management skills, and executive level communication.
Previous experience performing a z/OS CICS, MQ & zCEE lead role required.
Ability to prioritize and complete work on time in an ever-changing and complex environment.
Mentoring skills and experience are necessary.
Candidate must be motivated and assertive while possessing the ability to oversee and prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

The ability to read CICS dumps & traces considered a plus.
Expert knowledge of systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS, zCEE for z/OS, & MQ for z/OS along with mainframe related tools such as BMC Mainview, IBM –CICS Interdependency Analyzer, IBM –CICS Performance analyzer, SMPE, ISPF, SMS, SMF, GDPS.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively interface and partner with all levels of the organization.
Maintain “State of the Art’ knowledge of best practices in systems capacity, Security, administration, performance, high availability, metrics, and business continuity specifically for all systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS or MQ for z/OS.
Comprehensive knowledge of CICS Security (Keyring Certificates, TLS, Resource access & RACF)
Proficient in SRE concepts and automation
Proven experience in creating the roadmap, processes, best practices, standards, and strategies for continuous improvement of monitoring, performance, resiliency, availability, and scalability of zCEE, CICS and MQ on system z.
Experience as a technical lead, driving technical direction, owning the portfolio of technology, and growing the larger team.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall health, security, resiliency, and performance of System z CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and z/OS zCEE across multiple Sysplexes and CECs
Responsible for the z/OS networking for CICS, MQ and zCEE connectivity requirements (TCPIP, LU6.2, Sockets, EXCI, ETC.)
Manage overall platform documentation, reports including all KPIs, charts, end-to-end workflow diagrams of all system z software zCEE, CICS and MQ.
Develop and present z/OS zCEE, CICS and MQ, HA (SYSPLEX/CICSPLEX roadmaps
Lead problem troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses of all P1 & P2 System z zCEE, CICS and MQ related incidents.
Develop, document, and deliver pre- and post-implementation analysis of System z tech refreshes and application releases.
Eliminate reoccurring issues and drive down mean time to recovery.
Provide technical direction and education to programmers, analysts, and technical support associates.
Prototypes the new features, functions, and strategies of new application subsystems technology.
Coordinates with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution.
Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.