Remote Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer

Highmark Health

City of Albany (NY)

Remote

USD 94,000 - 151,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of critical mainframe systems across a dispersed data center environment. The role requires deep expertise in z/OS, DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ and will guide projects, mentor junior engineers, and champion best practices.

Responsibilities include technical analysis, collaboration with IT and business teams, and ensuring high availability, performance, and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.
10+ years of IBM z/Series mainframe experience.
5 years of experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions.
Strong collaboration and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Analyze, design, code, test and implement technical solutions and provide production support.
Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, product, analytics, and business teams.
Monitor production schedule and report issues to leadership.
Document processes and participate in technical reviews.
Mentor other engineers and stay updated with technologies.
Perform technical analysis to support decision-making.
Work off-hours for 24x7 on-call.