Senior Mainframe Technical Engineer

Highmark Health; Louisiana; Remote; USD 136,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain critical mainframe systems. You will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability, and mentor engineers across a geographically dispersed data center.

The role requires deep z/OS expertise, SMP/E, Coupling Facility, and automation experience, with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions with production support.
• Expert level z/OS Mainframe Systems Programming background, including SMPE.
• Experience working with vendors to resolve software and systems issues.
• Good project management skills.
• Able to work off-hours, weekends and be on-call 24x7x365.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe systems.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide solutions.
• Document processes and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor junior engineers as needed and support decision-making across departments.

Skills

z/OS

SMP/E

Coupling Facility

Automation

Disaster Recovery

Vendor Liaison

Mentoring

Project Mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/CE

Master’s degree in CS/IS/CE

Job description

CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)***

Highmark seeks a highly motivated Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer/Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our critical mainframe systems. This role requires deep expertise in z/OS, SMP/E, COUPLING FACILITY and related technologies, and will involve leading complex projects, troubleshooting critical issues, and mentoring junior engineers. The successful candidate will drive platform improvements, ensure high availability and performance, and champion best practices within a geographically dispersed data center environment. Experience with automation (IBM Systems Automation), diagnostic tools, and disaster recovery planning is essential. Responsible for one or many of the following tasks: analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production monitoring and support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.

Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide technical solutions that meet organizational needs

Document technical processes and procedures, and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing sessions

Collaborate on the design and implementation of with architecture to ensure solution alignment to enterprise goals and standards

Mentor other associate and intermediate technical engineers as needed

Perform technical analysis and provide insights to support decision-making across various departments

5 years of experiences in one or many of the following tasks: analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.

5 years of technical problem solving, solution implementation, team/project collaboration

5 years of basic computer science concepts and principles, common operating systems, development languages/scripting

Expert level z/OS Mainframe Systems Programming background, including SMPE

• Experience working with vendors to resolve software and systems issues
• Good project management skills
• Able to work off-hours and weekends and scheduled, 24x7x365 on-call responsibilities.
• 10 plus years’ experience with IBM z/Series mainframe

Ability to take on diverse tasks and projects, adapting to the evolving needs of the organization

Technical Proficiency: Comfortable with a range of data tools and technologies, with a willingness to learn new skills as needed

Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability

Experience and willingness to mentor junior technical engineers and help develop their skills and leadership

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.

Language (Other than English):

Remote-based

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Physical work site required

It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements. 151,000.00 Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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