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Must Have Technical/Functional Skills • IBM z/OS, COBOL, CICS, z/OS Connect and IBM MQ • CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect performance tuning, telemetry and trace analysis • Mainframe modernization, integration and migration • Mainframe intake, change, release, incident and problem management • Cloud integration, zLinux, OpenShift, DevOps and automation using Red Hat Ansible for IBM Z, Ansible and Python • High availability, security, scalability and hybrid architecture Roles & Responsibilities • Lead the architecture, design and implementation of mainframe solutions aligned to business and technology strategy. • Provide technical leadership to mainframe development, operations and modernization teams. • Partner with business, application and infrastructure stakeholders to define requirements and deliver cost-effective solutions. • Establish mainframe intake and change processes for new workloads and tune CICS, MQ and z/OS Connect services. • Review CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect telemetry and traces to improve availability, security and performance. • Troubleshoot and resolve CICS/MQ incidents; participate in release, change, incident and problem-management processes. • Create and maintain architecture standards, roadmaps, blueprints and governance. • Evaluate emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement and modernization. Generic Managerial Skills, If any • Lead cross-functional teams and multiple complex initiatives. • Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, application teams, infrastructure teams and enterprise architects. • Apply strategic thinking, analytical problem solving, stakeholder management and architectural governance. • Financial services or insurance industry experience preferred. • Relevant IBM System Architect or TOGAF certification preferred. Salary - $80,000 - $128,000

Requirements

Must-haves

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
IBM z/OS, COBOL, CICS, z/OS Connect and IBM MQ
CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect performance tuning, telemetry and trace analysis
Mainframe modernization, integration and migration
Mainframe intake, change, release, incident and problem management
Cloud integration, zLinux, OpenShift, DevOps and automation using Red Hat Ansible for IBM Z, Ansible and Python
High availability, security, scalability and hybrid architecture
Roles & Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design and implementation of mainframe solutions aligned to business and technology strategy.
Provide technical leadership to mainframe development, operations and modernization teams.
Partner with business, application and infrastructure stakeholders to define requirements and deliver cost-effective solutions.
Establish mainframe intake and change processes for new workloads and tune CICS, MQ and z/OS Connect services.
Review CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect telemetry and traces to improve availability, security and performance.
Troubleshoot and resolve CICS/MQ incidents; participate in release, change, incident and problem-management processes.
Create and maintain architecture standards, roadmaps, blueprints and governance.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement and modernization.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
Lead cross-functional teams and multiple complex initiatives.
Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, application teams, infrastructure teams and enterprise architects.
Apply strategic thinking, analytical problem solving, stakeholder management and architectural governance.
Salary - $80,000 - $128,000

Nice-to-haves

Financial services or insurance industry experience preferred.
Relevant IBM System Architect or TOGAF certification preferred.

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