z/OS Network Systems Engineer

U.S. Bank • Brookfield, WI

2d • $119,765 - $140,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in IBM z/OS Systems Programming with hands-on experience supporting enterprise mainframe networking environments.
• Advanced knowledge of z/OS Communications Server, including VTAM, TCP/IP, TN3270, and network performance tuning.
• Experience administering and supporting TPX Session Manager in large-scale production environments.
• Knowledge of Connect:Direct, secure file transfer technologies, and enterprise data exchange solutions.
• Experience with GDPS, contingency planning, disaster recovery, and resilient network design.
• Proficiency with FTP, SFTP, FTP-ATTLS, and troubleshooting file transfer and communications protocol issues.
• Familiarity with SMP/E software installation, configuration management practices, system software infrastructure, and vendor software lifecycle management.
• Strong background in network operations, network architecture, technical troubleshooting, security, data communications, hardware infrastructure, and IT operational standards.
• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience
• At least 7 years experience with managing day-to-day delivery of satisfactory network services to clients.
• At least 7 years experience within a total Information Technology (IT) environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, tune, and troubleshoot z/OS Communications Server, including VTAM, TCP/IP, and TN3270 environments to ensure high availability and optimal network performance.
• Install, maintain, test, document, and support vendor-supplied mainframe software, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Manage and support the TPX Session Manager environment, including configuration, maintenance, performance optimization, and issue resolution.
• Install, configure, and support Connect:Direct and other enterprise file transfer solutions, ensuring secure and reliable data exchange across platforms.
• Support GDPS network configurations, disaster recovery readiness, business continuity planning, and network failover testing activities.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot secure file transfer solutions including FTP, SFTP, and FTP-ATTLS, ensuring compliance with security standards.
• Participate in network architecture, IP address design, and cross-platform integrations between z/OS and distributed systems environments.
• Provide technical leadership through vendor product evaluations, configuration management, documentation, standards development, and participation in an on-call support rotation.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree