Mainframe Performance & Scalability SME
Core
Lead technical investigations into mainframe performance, scalability, and capacity challenges for a critical enterprise platform.
Role type
Senior IC mainframe performance & scalability SME
Builds
Evidence-based analysis and prioritized recommendations for future technology decisions
Domain
Enterprise IT / Mainframe Systems
Required skills
IBM Z mainframe environments, Db2 for z/OS performance analysis, CICS transaction processing, mainframe capacity management, batch and online workload analysis, mainframe monitoring and diagnostics tooling, performance testing, workload modelling
Preferred skills
Leading technical discussions, challenging assumptions, communicating complex technical analysis
Technologies
IBM Z, Db2, CICS, RMF, SMF, WLM, OMEGAMON, MainView, BMC AMI
Responsibilities
Lead technical investigations into mainframe performance, scalability, and capacity challenges; Analyse Db2 and CICS workloads to identify bottlenecks; Review database growth, SQL performance, and indexing strategies; Assess mainframe capacity, workload management, and batch processing; Investigate performance impacts from infrastructure changes; Correlate business transactions with system behaviour; Review monitoring and observability capabilities; Assess performance testing approaches; Produce clear findings and recommendations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
