Senior Mainframe Platform Engineer: z/OS, CICS & MQ Lead

Huntington National Bank; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Huntington National Bank in Austin, TX, is seeking an experienced z/OS Platform Lead to own the performance, security, and reliability of CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and zCEE across multiple Sysplexes. This on-site role requires deep mainframe expertise and a track record in roadmaps and executive communication.

You will mentor the team, manage KPIs and documentation, lead RCAs for incidents, and partner with application teams to plan upgrades and releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in z/OS / CICS, MQ or zCEE engineering.
• 3+ years in a lead role, or Project Management (roadmapping), or developing KPIs for delivery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall health, security, resiliency, and performance of System z CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and z/OS zCEE across multiple Sysplexes and CECS.
• Manage z/OS networking for CICS, MQ and zCEE connectivity (TCPIP, LU6.2, Sockets, EXCI, ETC.).
• Manage overall platform documentation, reports including all KPIs, charts, end-to-end workflow diagrams of all system z software zCEE, CICS and MQ.
• Develop and present z/OS zCEE, CICS and MQ, HA (SYSPLEX/CICSPLEX roadmaps)
• Lead problem troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses of all P1 & P2 System z zCEE, CICS and MQ related incidents.
• Develop, document, and deliver pre- and post-implementation analysis of System z tech refreshes and application releases.
• Eliminate reoccurring issues and drive down mean time to recovery.
• Provide technical direction and education to programmers, analysts, and technical support associates.
• Prototypes the new features, functions, and strategies of new application subsystems technology.
• Candidate must be motivated and assertive while possessing the ability to oversee and prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment.
• Coordinates with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution.
• Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.

Skills

z/OS engineering

WLM

CICS for z/OS

MQ for z/OS

zCEE for z/OS

Parallel Sysplex

CICSPLEX

z/OS Networking

Performance tuning

Capacity planning

Executive communication

Mentoring

REXX

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SMF

ISPF

GDPS

Mainview

Interdependency Analyzer

Performance Analyzer

SMPE

Job description

Huntington National Bank in Austin, TX, is seeking an experienced z/OS Platform Lead to own the performance, security, and reliability of CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and zCEE across multiple Sysplexes. This on-site role requires deep mainframe expertise and a track record in roadmaps and executive communication.

You will mentor the team, manage KPIs and documentation, lead RCAs for incidents, and partner with application teams to plan upgrades and releases.