Senior Mainframe Architect & Performance Engineer

American Greetings; Westlake (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A major greeting card company in Westlake, Ohio, is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer. This hybrid role focuses on the performance, stability, and configuration of the mainframe environment while fostering technical leadership. Candidates must have over 10 years of technical experience in mainframe systems, along with skills in IBM z/OS, project planning, and disaster recovery. The ideal candidate will provide technical guidance to teams and work closely with IT leadership to optimize the mainframe platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical experience in mainframe and open system environments.
• 5+ years providing technical leadership to engineers.
• Hands-on experience installing IBM mainframe hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support for the mainframe platform.
• Lead installation and configuration of software packages.
• Drive capacity planning and resource optimization.

Skills

IBM Mainframe Administration

Performance Tuning

CICS Administration

Project Planning

Disaster Recovery Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

IBM z/OS

CA Software

BMC Software

JobTrac

Job description

A major greeting card company in Westlake, Ohio, is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer. This hybrid role focuses on the performance, stability, and configuration of the mainframe environment while fostering technical leadership. Candidates must have over 10 years of technical experience in mainframe systems, along with skills in IBM z/OS, project planning, and disaster recovery. The ideal candidate will provide technical guidance to teams and work closely with IT leadership to optimize the mainframe platform.