Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer (z/OS) - Remote

Highmark Health; Springfield (IL); Remote; 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. The role requires deep z/OS, DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ expertise and leadership across dispersed data centers.

The candidate will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability and performance, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with architecture to align solutions with enterprise goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years with design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe platforms.
• Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe systems.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead on-call rotations.

Skills

z/OS

DB2

IMS

CICS

MQ

Mentoring

On-call support

Education

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

Tools

IBM z/Series

System Automation

Disaster Recovery

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain critical mainframe systems. The role requires deep z/OS, DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ expertise and leadership across dispersed data centers.

The candidate will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability and performance, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with architecture to align solutions with enterprise goals.