Lead zOS Systems Programmer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

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

• Oversee intricate engineering tasks.

• Lead essential upgrades and resolve incidents.

• Set infrastructure standards.

• Ensure the mainframe platform's availability, security, resilience, and long-term viability.

• Mentor engineers across various 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 implement automation, monitoring, and optimization strategies.

• Manage significant infrastructure projects and programs in alignment with organizational strategy and regulatory obligations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Diagnose and resolve intricate technical issues.

• Ensure adherence to technology strategies, standards, governance, and regulatory mandates.

• Evaluate infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures.

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

• Influence stakeholders to support business and technical strategic goals.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• At least 7 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.

• Advanced understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, networking, databases, storage, platforms, computing, and middleware.

• Extensive experience with enterprise z/OS systems programming.

• Advanced knowledge of 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 diagnostic and production problem resolution.

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

• Proven ability to establish technical direction and nurture engineers at all experience levels.

• Strong technical and executive communication abilities.

• Experience in the financial services sector is preferred.

• Fluency in English is required.

• Must not require visa sponsorship or employment authorization sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

• Tax-preferred savings accounts.

• 401(k) plan.

• A minimum of 10 days of vacation during the first year, prorated based on hire date and employment status.

• 10 sick days, prorated based on hire date and employment status.

• 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.