Lead Mainframe SRE: CICS/MQ & Modernization

MetLife; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Technology team invites a seasoned Lead Mainframe CICS/MQ Site Reliability Engineer to drive modernization of mainframe platforms. You’ll architect, design, and guide initiatives ensuring reliable, scalable systems aligned with business goals, leading cross-functional teams and shaping IT transformation.

The role requires strong mainframe expertise, strategic vision, and a track record of delivering enterprise-wide modernization projects while collaborating with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field experience.
• 7+ years of experience in mainframe engineering, with strong experience in service delivery, engineering, or architecture.
• Expertise in IBM z/OS, COBOL, CICS, and z/OS Connect and related mainframe technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with mainframe modernization, integration, and migration projects.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading the architecture, design, and implementation of mainframe solutions that support MetLife's business goals and technology strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to mainframe development, operations, and modernization teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, application developers, and infrastructure teams to identify requirements and deliver innovative, cost-effective mainframe solutions.
• Help establish a new Mainframe in-take and change processes that considers new workloads and provide required mainframe performance tuning of CIC/MQ & z/OS Connect instances to support the workloads.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and modernization of mainframe platforms.
• Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and architectural governance for mainframe environments.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, roadmaps, and blueprints for mainframe systems.
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of mainframe applications and infrastructure by constantly reviewing relevant CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect performance telemetry data and traces with application stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging AI technologies and assess their applicability to modernizing mainframe platforms and processes.
• Participate in ITSM processes such as Release/Change approvals, Incident/Problem resolution.
• Proven experience resolving CICS/MQ related incidents during troubleshooting
• Partner with enterprise architects and other technology leaders to define and implement enterprise-wide technology strategies.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

IBM z/OS

COBOL

CICS

z/OS Connect

MQ

Job description

MetLife’s Global Technology team invites a seasoned Lead Mainframe CICS/MQ Site Reliability Engineer to drive modernization of mainframe platforms. You’ll architect, design, and guide initiatives ensuring reliable, scalable systems aligned with business goals, leading cross-functional teams and shaping IT transformation.

The role requires strong mainframe expertise, strategic vision, and a track record of delivering enterprise-wide modernization projects while collaborating with stakeholders