Lead Mainframe CICS SRE

Duration- Fulltime Permanent

Location: (Cary, NC Onsite From Day 1)

Job Description:-

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, Linux, 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.