Mainframe Infrastructure Engineering

Eliassen Group; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer for Mainframe Communications Systems Software. This hybrid role requires 4 onsite days per week at Jersey City, NJ, Lake Mary, FL, Pittsburgh, PA, or Nashville, TN, with focus on modernization, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will oversee z/OS environments, advise on security, and lead teams through complex lifecycle projects, delivering value to executives and clients.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mainframe infrastructure leadership with z/OS/MVS background.
• Experience with VTAM, TCP/IP, IBM Connect:Direct, CA tools.
• Security exposure: RACF/ACF2/Top Secret and SMP/E basics.
• Strong SDLC and source code management experience.
• 10+ years in IT; financial services experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lifecycle delivery for mainframe hardware/software.
• Administer multiple z/OS systems and core technologies (JCL, DB2, IMS, CICS).
• Modernize and automate legacy services, reduce risk.
• Collaborate across data center, production, and apps teams.
• Support strategy, lifecycle ownership, and modernization initiatives.
• Communicate outcomes to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

z/OS/MVS

Mainframe leadership

VTAM & TCP/IP

CICS/DB2/IMS

SMP/E

JCL

RACF/ACF2/Top Secret

SDLC & SCM

Communication with executives

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Advanced infrastructure certifications

Tools

CA Session Manager

CA Spool

BMC AMI OPS

Output Management

Control-D/Control-V

Console management

CMDB

ITIL/ITSM

Job description

Description:

Hybrid 4 days onsite in either Jersey City, NJ or Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA or Nashville, TN

Our client seeks an Infrastructure Engineer for Mainframe Communications Systems Software within the Technology Services Group. The role oversees lifecycle delivery for mainframe hardware and software, leads teams administering z/OS environments, and drives modernization, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80.00 to $90.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Oversee lifecycle delivery projects for mainframe hardware and software.
• Administer multiple z/OS mainframes and core technologies including JCL, DB2, IMS, CICS, SDLC practices, source code management, and security mechanisms such as ACF2, RACF, and TSS.
• Rethink legacy service assumptions to modernize and automate capabilities.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with data center services, production services, and application development teams.
• Support infrastructure strategy, lifecycle ownership, and modernization initiatives.
• Partner with application and operations teams and communicate outcomes to executives.

Experience Requirements:

• Hands-on mainframe infrastructure leadership with z/OS/MVS systems programming background.
• Mainframe communications experience with VTAM, TCP/IP, IBM Connect:Direct, CA Session Manager, and CA Spool.
• Mainframe software installation and maintenance with SMP/E, JCL, ISPF/TSO.
• Security exposure with RACF, ACF2, and Top Secret.
• Experience supporting or administering CICS, DB2, and IMS.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and source code management.
• 10+ years in information technology. Financial services experience is a plus.
• Proven leadership of technical teams and complex programs.
• Experience with tooling, utilities, data transport, and architecture and design principles.
• Skilled communicator able to influence stakeholders and simplify complex topics.
• Preferred: BMC AMI OPS, Output Management, Control-D, Control-V, console management, release and change management, CMDB, ITIL/ITSM, and mainframe platform frameworks.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Advanced certifications in infrastructure engineering or related disciplines preferred.