Remote Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - z/OS Expert

Highmark Health Company; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 136,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of critical mainframe systems. You will mentor engineers, troubleshoot complex issues, and champion best practices across a dispersed data center environment.

The role requires expert z/OS/Mainframe programming, SMPE, and COUPLING FACILITY experience, plus strong project management and DR planning capabilities.

Qualifications

• Expert level z/OS Mainframe Systems Programming background, including SMPE.
• 5+ years in design, implementation, or support of mainframe platforms.
• 10+ years’ experience with IBM z/Series mainframe.
• Experience with disaster recovery and 24x7 on-call environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe systems.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics and business teams to gather requirements.
• Document processes and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor associate and intermediate engineers.
• Perform technical analysis to support decision making.

Skills

z/OS Mainframe expertise

SMPE

COUPLING FACILITY

IBM Systems Automation

disaster recovery planning

vendor troubleshooting

project management

on-call rotation management

mentoring

troubleshooting critical issues

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Computer Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

z/OS

IBM z/Series mainframe

SMPE tooling

IBM Systems Automation

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of critical mainframe systems. You will mentor engineers, troubleshoot complex issues, and champion best practices across a dispersed data center environment.

The role requires expert z/OS/Mainframe programming, SMPE, and COUPLING FACILITY experience, plus strong project management and DR planning capabilities.