Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer: z/OS Expert

Highmark Health Company; Maryland; On-site; USD 94,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to drive design and maintenance of critical mainframe systems. You will oversee z/OS, SMP/E, and COUPLING FACILITY, mentoring junior engineers and guiding large projects across a dispersed data center environment.

You will collaborate with IT, product analytics and business teams to gather requirements, monitor progress, and ensure best practices for availability, security and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS, CE or related field.
• 5+ years in design, implementation or maintenance of mainframe platforms.
• Experience with z/OS, SMP/E, COUPLING FACILITY and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe systems.
• Collaborate with IT, product analytics and business teams to gather requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead complex projects.
• Ensure high availability and performance; drive platform improvements.
• Document processes and participate in reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.

Skills

z/OS

SMP/E

COUPLING FACILITY

Automation

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

Mainframe Platform

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

IBM z/OS

SMPE

IBM Systems Automation

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to drive design and maintenance of critical mainframe systems. You will oversee z/OS, SMP/E, and COUPLING FACILITY, mentoring junior engineers and guiding large projects across a dispersed data center environment.

You will collaborate with IT, product analytics and business teams to gather requirements, monitor progress, and ensure best practices for availability, security and performance.