Mainframe Systems Engineer III

Huntington National Bank•Columbus, OH

28d•$70,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is an experienced mainframe systems engineering role responsible for infrastructure tool and service designs within technical domains, in accordance with architectural governance, standards, and policies. The engineer helps lead solution development and deployment, maintains implementation templates, playbooks, and automation, and supports efficient solution delivery and sound engineering practices. The role calls for expertise in one or more areas such as z/OS installation and customization, storage management, hardware configuration, networking, performance management and capacity planning, or independent software vendor installation and customization in a Parallel Sysplex environment. The position addresses complex engineering and analytical work and provides technical knowledge as a seasoned team member and individual contributor. It involves translating application and business requirements into technical definitions and guidance, evaluating products and designs, improving repeatable processes, and mentoring and educating technical colleagues. The engineer works with other technical staff and application teams to provide highly available, secure, and compatible mainframe connectivity solutions, including problem determination and resolution for z/OS and z/VM network connectivity, encryption, and transmission issues. The role includes 24x7 on-call support in a team rotation. The posting describes potential managerial responsibilities, but also states that the role will not have direct reports. The position is office-based. Huntington notes that some positions outside its branch network may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, with specific arrangements determined by the hiring team. The annual base compensation range is $70,000–$140,000, and eligible colleagues may participate in an incentive compensation plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in mainframe engineering.
At least 7 years of experience in z/OS engineering.
Advanced or expert-level SMP/E experience.
Debugging and tuning experience.
Experience creating detailed documentation of procedures and practices.
Experience with change control in a regulated environment.
Strong TCP/IP and SNA/APPN problem-solving and protocol skills, and thorough understanding of mainframe communication concepts and connectivity design considerations.
Knowledge of IBM zEnterprise server hardware.
In-depth working knowledge of TCP, UDP, ICMP communications, and routing protocols.
Experience executing and analyzing packet traces.
Experience with z/OS Communication Server Policy Based Networking and z/VM SSL Server configuration and support.
10–15 years in the design, development, coordination, and implementation of mainframe network engineering activities within z/OS and z/VM.
Strong knowledge of encryption technologies and certificate management.
Experience supporting z/OS session-layer encryption technologies, including development and implementation of Network Configuration Assistant AT-TLS and IPsec policies.
Ability to complete work on time in a complex and changing environment, take direction from leaders and managers, and work as a team member.
Good written and oral communication skills for interfacing with application developers, support teams, software vendors, and management staff.
Mentoring skills and experience are desired.

Nice To Haves

MainView installation, maintenance, and customization.
z/OS and zSeries hardware networking configuration.
Performance and capacity reporting with zPCA, SAS/MXG, and/or IntelliMagic.
z/OSMF product installation and deployment.
TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting experience.
Storage management experience.
Performance management with WLM.
Independent Software Vendor installation and maintenance.
z/OS installation, customization, and maintenance.
Coupling Facility updates.
ChangeMan administration.
Experience managing multiple tasks and delivering on committed target dates.
Knowledge of banking industry business processes.
Adaptability, architecture, innovative thinking, project management, and technical strategy development.

Responsibilities

Install, customize, maintain, and support mainframe systems and infrastructure in relevant technical domains.
Design infrastructure tools and services in accordance with architectural governance, standards, and policies.
Facilitate deployment by leading solution development and maintaining implementation templates, playbooks, and automation.
Translate application and business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks.
Contribute to functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across technical domains.
Review or develop software solutions to automate manual or repeatable work and improve inefficient processes.
Evaluate reference models, blueprints, playbooks, and third-party products being considered for adoption.
Mentor and assist infrastructure resources with infrastructure services and application integration validation methods and tools.
Provide technical direction and education to programmers, analysts, and technical support associates.
Provide 24x7 on-call support within a team rotation.
Determine and resolve z/OS and z/VM network connectivity, encryption, and transmission issues.
Work with technical staff and teams to ensure highly available, secure connectivity and compatibility between systems.
Write and maintain system documentation and match current technology to company needs.
Develop, document, and deliver pre- and post-implementation impact assessments for zSeries hardware and software.
Identify improvement opportunities to eliminate recurring issues and reduce mean time to recovery.
Support change control in a regulated environment and complete work on time in a complex, changing environment.
Promote an inclusive and healthy working environment and help resolve organizational impediments.
Coordinate with application programmers and users to identify symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution.
Manage or influence team activities related to special initiatives or operations, as applicable.