Lead zOS Systems Programmer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as the technical leader for the z/OS team

• Oversee intricate engineering tasks

• Lead significant upgrades and incident resolution efforts

• Set standards for the mainframe platform

• Guarantee mainframe availability, security, resilience, and long-term viability

• Guide engineers across all levels

• Represent z/OS Engineering in discussions with cross-functional teams and leadership

• Design, build, manage, and implement enterprise infrastructure technology platforms and systems

• Develop and utilize automation, monitoring, and optimization methods

• Manage extensive infrastructure projects and programs that align with organizational strategies and regulatory standards

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners to integrate new technologies and enhance infrastructure standards and processes

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges that impact infrastructure performance and reliability

• Ensure adherence to technology strategies, standards, governance, and regulatory requirements

• Review infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures

• Offer technical guidance, training, and direction to infrastructure teams and junior technical professionals

• Support business and technical strategic goals through innovative stakeholder engagement

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent education, training, and professional experience

• At least 7 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering

• Advanced understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies, including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware

• Extensive experience in enterprise z/OS systems programming

• Advanced proficiency in z/OS, SMP/E, IPLs, LPARs, HMCs, Parallel Sysplex, Coupling Facilities, and GDPS

• Strong expertise in performance, automation, security, high availability, and disaster recovery

• Expert-level skills in diagnostics and resolving production issues

• Experience in leading complex initiatives, major incidents, and vendor escalations

• Demonstrated ability to establish technical direction and mentor engineers at all levels

• Strong communication skills, both technical and executive

• Financial services experience is preferred

• Fluency in English is required

• Candidate must not require employer sponsorship for work visa status or employment authorization

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Accidental death and dismemberment coverage

• Tax-preferred savings accounts

• 401(k) plan

• At least 10 days of vacation during the first year, prorated

• 10 sick days, prorated

• Paid holidays

• Defined benefit pension plan, depending on position and division

• Restricted stock units, depending on position and division

• Deferred compensation plan, depending on position and division