Senior IBM Z Mainframe Engineer — Lead Availability & COBOL

HSBC Holdings plc; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the IBM Mainframe Z platform, including z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS and IWS. The role focuses on delivering high availability for critical banking services and driving modernization of the mainframe environment.

You will manage a team of engineers, collaborate with Core Enterprise Platform leaders, and ensure robust disaster recovery and performance across the zSeries stack.

Qualifications

• Experience as Infrastructure system programmer in banking/financial services.
• Strong technical knowledge of IBM Mainframe Z platforms and related tools.
• Hands-on COBOL programming with embedded SQL and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all technical and operational aspects of the IBM Mainframe Z platform.
• Ensure availability and continuity of the bank's critical services.
• Lead and mentor platform teams, balance risk and optimize cost efficiency.

Skills

IBM Mainframe Z core knowledge

z/OS

COBOL with SQL

DevOps practices

Systems programming

Z series concepts

CA tools knowledge (CA1, Vantage, Disk

Endeavor

Tools

CA1

CA Vantage

CA Disk

CA Allocate

CA View

Endeavor

Omegamon for Storage

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the IBM Mainframe Z platform, including z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS and IWS. The role focuses on delivering high availability for critical banking services and driving modernization of the mainframe environment.

You will manage a team of engineers, collaborate with Core Enterprise Platform leaders, and ensure robust disaster recovery and performance across the zSeries stack.