Sr Vice President, Infrastructure Engineer w strong Mainframe - Jersey City, Pittsburg, LM

Yoh Services LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

HSA

Retirement Plan

EAP

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh is seeking a Senior Vice President to lead the infrastructure engineering program with a mainframe focus for a flagship client in Jersey City. The role demands strategic vision, deep IBM Mainframe expertise, and the ability to drive resiliency and modernization across enterprise environments.

Lead cross-functional teams in 24x7 production operations, incident recovery, risk and control management, and technology strategy alignment while mentoring engineers and partnering with senior

Qualifications

• 12+ years of infrastructure engineering experience within large enterprise environments.
• 8+ years of hands-on IBM Mainframe engineering and support experience.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production platforms in a 24x7 environment.
• Experience managing complex technical incidents and operational recovery events.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level support and engineering expertise for IBM Mainframe infrastructure and related technologies.
• Maintain platform stability, availability, performance, and resiliency across production and non-production environments.
• Lead recovery efforts during critical incidents and major outages.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, documentation, and support standards.
• Drive reliability, efficiency, automation, and risk reduction initiatives.

Job description

Join Our Client Team as Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Engineer - Mainframe Focus

Are you a seasoned infrastructure expert with deep roots in IBM Mainframe technology? We’re seeking a dynamic Senior Vice President to lead our client's infrastructure engineering initiatives, with a strong emphasis on Mainframe platform. This pivotal role offers an exciting opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology resiliency, modernization, and operational excellence at a top-tier organization.

Job Details:

4 days Onsite in Jersey City/Pittsburg PA or Lake Mary FL

Permanent Full time employment

$150,000-$180,000 Base

Infrastructure Engineering & Platform Support

• Provide senior-level support and engineering expertise for IBM Mainframe infrastructure and associated technologies.
• Maintain platform stability, availability, performance, and resiliency across production and non-production environments.
• Support system software upgrades, maintenance activities, platform enhancements, and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure and platform-related issues.
• Lead recovery efforts during critical incidents and major outage situations.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, technical documentation, and support standards.

Operational Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, efficiency, automation, and risk reduction.
• Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization activities.
• Monitor platform health and proactively identify operational risks.
• Partner with service management teams to improve incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Ensure operational readiness for new technologies and platform enhancements.

Technology Strategy & Modernization

• Support long-term technology strategies focused on resiliency, modernization, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Participate in infrastructure transformation initiatives and platform optimization efforts.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, monitoring, and engineering processes.

Risk & Control Management

• Ensure compliance with enterprise risk management standards and technology controls.
• Support audit activities, regulatory examinations, and control reviews.
• Participate in disaster recovery testing and resiliency exercises.
• Maintain adherence to cybersecurity and operational risk requirements.

Technical Leadership

• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers.
• Provide technical leadership across cross-functional initiatives.
• Partner with senior technology leaders on strategic priorities and operational improvements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for mainframe infrastructure technologies.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 12+ years of infrastructure engineering experience within large enterprise environments.
• 8+ years of hands-on IBM Mainframe engineering and support experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mission-critical production platforms operating in a 24x7 environment.
• Experience managing complex technical incidents and operational recovery events.
• Experience working within highly regulated financial services or similarly complex industries preferred.

Estimated Min Rate: $150000.00

Estimated Max Rate: $180000.00

What’s In It for You?

We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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