Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead

Cynet Systems • Reston, VA

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About The Position

The Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead will lead and support enterprise mainframe system engineering activities, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and performance of the z/OS platform. This role involves close collaboration with managed service providers and internal teams to optimize services, resolve incidents, and enhance system scalability.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience supporting IBM z/OS systems in a SYSPLEX environment.
• RACF Security Administration experience.
• z/OS Systems Programming experience.
• CICS TS Systems Programming experience.
• MQ Systems Programming experience.
• DB2 experience (systems programming level not required).
• ISV production installation experience.
• Experience with IBM System Automation.
• Experience with batch scheduling tools such as Control-M.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and technical guidance capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of hands-on experience in mainframe z/OS system engineering roles.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SYSPLEX and ICF configuration and tuning.
• Experience decoupling SYSPLEX environments.
• Experience with middleware interfaces such as AIX, WebSphere, LDAP, and networking components.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP network communication protocols.
• Knowledge of IBM z16 hardware infrastructure and Dell/EMC storage subsystems.
• Experience with pervasive encryption on z/OS.
• Experience designing ransomware protection solutions for mainframe environments.
• Knowledge of Java/J2EE and DB2/UDB.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of mainframe system engineering activities.
• Collaborate with the existing mainframe managed service provider to improve service quality, resiliency, and availability.
• Analyze applications and systems on the Z platform and recommend improvements to scalability and resiliency.
• Provide hands-on technical support for incident assessment and service restoration.
• Support problem management and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to diverse engineering teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior