Senior Mainframe Engineer; Systems Programmer Automation Lead

Job Title

Senior Mainframe Engineer (Systems Programmer) Automation Lead

NY/NJ (Hybrid – 3 days/week)

12+ months

• Own the mainframe automation strategy and roadmap to improve reliability, detection, and recovery.
• Scale automated solutions across infrastructure domains (batch, storage, networking, middleware) using APIs, orchestration, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Architect and govern multi‑site failover automation; maintain and test DR playbooks and runbooks.
• Define and operationalize SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, and alerting standards; reduce MTTA/MTTR through event correlation and automated remediation.
• Instill disciplined engineering: peer reviews, version control, change management gates, and automation standards aligned to risk/compliance.
• Build and lead a high‑performing team; develop talent in REXX, z/OS automation, Dev Ops, and integration.
• Partner across platforms, applications, cyber, risk, and compliance to prioritize automation investments that reduce toil and operational risk.
• Own KPIs and continuous improvement cycles; communicate performance, risks, and outcomes to senior stakeholders.

• Mainframe automation frameworks and system state management.
• Expert‑level REXX scripting; deep z/OS operating environment expertise.
• Designing and supporting automated failover in multi‑site environments.
• RESTful APIs and systems integration for orchestration.
• Dev Ops tooling (Jenkins including Zowe plug‑in, Ansible) and CI/CD for mainframe workloads.
• Service Now ITSM workflows and automation.
• AIOps/event‑management platforms (e.g., Moogsoft or equivalent).
• SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO and related tool chains.

• Strong change control discipline (Git, peer reviews, deployment safeguards).
• High‑quality documentation: runbooks, process/architecture standards.
• Alignment with audit and compliance requirements.

• Partner with infrastructure leaders and vendors; drive outcomes via SLAs and measurable KPIs.
• Translate functional requirements into automation workflows; steward solution documentation and training.

• Troubleshoot and drive root‑cause fixes; prepare detailed problem reports.
• Resilience/DR: hands‑on experience with GDPS and Safeguarded Copy.
• Collaborate on performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost efficiency.

• Lead engineers/SREs with clear objectives, coaching, and succession planning; foster documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Shape automation standards across TSG; align priorities to business outcomes and risk posture.
• Present strategy, results, and risks to senior technology leadership; influence cross‑platform adoption.
• Practice financial stewardship for tooling, licensing, and infrastructure; identify savings via automation and improved change success rates.
• Model BNY's Principles:
  Be Client Obsessed, Spark Progress, Own It, Stay Curious, Thrive Together.

• Extensive experience leading mainframe automation in large, multi‑site enterprises.
• Expert REXX and deep z/OS knowledge with a track record of robust automation delivery.
• Demonstrated success implementing resilience/DR automation (GDPS, Safeguarded Copy).
• Proficiency with Dev Ops tooling (Jenkins incl. Zowe plug‑in, Ansible) and REST API integrations.
• Service Now ITSM automation; familiarity with AIOps/event correlation platforms.
• Strong SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO; ability to mentor across these domains.
• Proven change management discipline (Git, peer reviews) and excellence in documentation/runbooks.
• Exceptional communication skills for complex topics, training, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience owning KPIs, quarterly improvement cycles, and executive‑level reporting.

• Extensive experience leading mainframe automation.
• Expert REXX and deep z/OS knowledge.
• Proficiency with Dev Ops tooling (Jenkins, Ansible).
• Experience with REST API integrations.
• Service Now ITSM automation.
• Familiarity with AIOps/event correlation platforms.
• Strong SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO skills.
• Proven change management discipline (Git, peer reviews).
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Experience owning KPIs and quarterly improvement cycles.

• Intermediate (3‑7 years)
• Advanced (8‑12 years)
• Expert (>12 years) Architect/VP Level