Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - CICS, MQ & zCEE

Description

This position is an onsite position and available to be filled at any Huntington Corporate office location (see location options on posting).

The z/OS Platform CICS, MQ & zCEE Lead candidate must have extensive experience in performance management architecture, implementation, and management for a mission critical large mainframe systems environment. Required areas of experience include z/OS engineering, WLM (Workload Manager), CF, SMF Processing, DASD, Hardware configuration, Channels, IPL processes, CICS, zCEE, MQ, Parallel Sysplex, CICSPLEX, z/OS Networking, z/OS Performance Tuning, and Capacity Planning tools.

Expertise in ICF/zIIP capacity and tuning, WLM configuration and troubleshooting, and z/OS engineering. In addition, candidate must have a proven history of platform road map development, project management skills, and executive level communication in these areas. Previous experience performing a z/OS CICS, MQ & zCEE lead role required. The candidate must be able to prioritize and complete work on time in an ever-changing and complex environment.

Mentoring required with the wider team, mentoring skills and experience are necessary. The ability to read CICS dumps & traces considered a plus.

• 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.
• Responsible for the z/OS networking for CICS, MQ and zCEE connectivity requirements (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.
• Prototype 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.
• Coordinate with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution.
• Provide 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ additional 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 (road mapping), or developing KPIs for delivery.

• Expert knowledge of systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS, zCEE for z/OS, & MQ for z/OS along with mainframe related tools such as BMC Mainview, IBM –CICS Interdependency Analyzer, IBM –CICS Performance analyzer, SMPE, ISPF, SMS, SMF, GDPS.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively interface and partner with all levels of the organization.
• Maintain “State of the Art” knowledge of best practices in systems capacity, Security, administration, performance, high availability, metrics, and business continuity specifically for all systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS or MQ for z/OS.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CICS Security (Keyring Certificates, TLS, Resource access & RACF).
• Proficient in SRE concepts and automation.
• Proven experience in creating the roadmap, processes, best practices, standards, and strategies for continuous improvement of monitoring, performance, resiliency, availability, and scalability of zCEE, CICS and MQ on system z.
• Experience as a technical lead, driving technical direction, owning the portfolio of technology, and growing the larger team.
• REXX experience.

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