Remote Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - z/OS Expert

Highmark Health Company; North Carolina; Remote; USD 136,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and maintenance of core mainframe systems. You will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability, and mentor engineers in a dispersed data center environment.

The ideal candidate has expert z/OS and SMP/E skills, IBM Systems Automation experience, and strong project management capabilities to deliver complex solutions with minimal defects.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 5 years of experiences in analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions with production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe systems.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics, and business to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Document processes and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive platform improvements across a dispersed data center.
• Provide technical analysis and insights to support decision-making.

Skills

z/OS mainframe

Leadership

On-call readiness

Automation experience

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Masters in CS/Engineering

Tools

SMP/E

COUPLING FACILITY

IBM Systems Automation

Mainframe tooling

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and maintenance of core mainframe systems. You will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability, and mentor engineers in a dispersed data center environment.

The ideal candidate has expert z/OS and SMP/E skills, IBM Systems Automation experience, and strong project management capabilities to deliver complex solutions with minimal defects.