Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - z/OS Expert

Highmark Health Company; Maryland City (MD); On-site; USD 94,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain critical mainframe systems. Expertise in z/OS, SMP/E, and COUPLING FACILITY is required, with a focus on high availability and performance in a dispersed data center environment.

The candidate will mentor junior engineers, drive platform improvements, develop automation, and collaborate across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in analyzing, designing, coding and implementing technical solutions with production support.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS, SMP/E, and COUPLING FACILITY; mainframe systems experience.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and IBM Systems Automation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, code, test and implement technical solutions and provide production monitoring and support.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics and business teams to gather requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge across teams.
• Document technical processes and participate in reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain enterprise standards.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

SMPE

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain critical mainframe systems. Expertise in z/OS, SMP/E, and COUPLING FACILITY is required, with a focus on high availability and performance in a dispersed data center environment.

The candidate will mentor junior engineers, drive platform improvements, develop automation, and collaborate across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to deliver robust solutions.