Mainframe Systems Manager

Oversee the mainframe systems team, manage workload distribution, and provide technical leadership in supporting the IBM mainframe computer system, program products, and subsystems.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, lead, and manage a team of system programmers, including day-to-day operations, scheduling, task delegation, performance management, and setting team and individual goals.
• Plan and coordinate upgrades for mainframe hardware such as mainframe processors, DASO, and VTS systems.
• Research, evaluate, and implement strategic technological solutions to modernize and optimize mainframe systems.
• Oversee all aspects of daily mainframe operations, including monitoring, incident response, change management, and project intake.
• Work effectively with your manager, peer managers, external agencies, and technical support staff, including documenting and explaining technical issues clearly.
• Complete team projects by coordinating team resources and collaborating with other departments and the data center.
• Plan work, manage timelines, and provide accurate status updates as required.
• Support staff in learning new technologies quickly and resolving issues efficiently.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working as a mainframe manager in a mid to large-scale enterprise environment.
• Strong expertise with mainframe technologies including z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Initiative, self-motivation, and the ability to independently find answers and solutions.
• Willingness to work after hours, weekends, and maintain 24/7 availability and responsiveness when required.
• Adherence to all FISA-OPA technical policies, standards, and security requirements.
• Excellent oral, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, SMF analytics.
• Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
• Knowledge of mainframe security frameworks.
• Experience collaborating with storage, network, and data center operations teams.
• Ability to drive modernization initiatives including automation, performance tuning, and workload optimization.