Principal Mainframe Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Mainframe Engineer role is responsible for end‑to-end technical leadership of enterprise mainframe systems, spanning research, architecture, design, implementation, and ongoing lifecycle management. This position establishes technical direction and engineering standards for the IBM mainframe environment, serving as a subject-matter authority for complex platform decisions that impact system reliability, performance, security, and scalability. The Principal Engineer provides expert guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, leads resolution of the most complex technical challenges, and partners with architecture and infrastructure stakeholders to align mainframe strategy with enterprise objectives. This role requires deep expertise in evolving mainframe & industry technologies to proactively drive adoption of industry best practices, tooling, and modernization approaches within Navy Federal’s mainframe environment.
Responsibilities
- end‑to-end technical leadership of enterprise mainframe systems, spanning research, architecture, design, implementation, and ongoing lifecycle management
- establish technical direction and engineering standards for the IBM mainframe environment
- serving as a subject-matter authority for complex platform decisions that impact system reliability, performance, security, and scalability
- provide expert guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
- lead resolution of the most complex technical challenges
- partner with architecture and infrastructure stakeholders to align mainframe strategy with enterprise objectives
- proactively drive adoption of industry best practices, tooling, and modernization approaches within Navy Federal’s mainframe environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
