VP, Mainframe Engineer
Core
Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of mainframe applications and IBM Content Manager OnDemand environments, ensuring platform health, performance, and compliance.
Role type
VP, Mainframe Engineer (Strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution)
Builds
Mainframe applications, Content Manager OnDemand environments, and automated testing pipelines
Domain
Financial services / Mainframe infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, SAS, Control-M scheduling, IBM CMOD architecture, L2/L3 incident support, disaster recovery planning, SQL/Oracle/SQL Server administration
Preferred skills
REXX, Assembler, Linux/Unix administration, GitLab/CI/CD, Object Server/Library Server administration, indexing and document retrieval processes
Technologies
CI/CD, CLIST, COBOL, DevOps, GitLab, IBM Support, JCL, Linux, Oracle, SAS, SQL, Unix, VSAM
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, SAS, and VSAM; Administer and maintain IBM Content Manager OnDemand environments; Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and availability; Perform upgrades, patching, and configuration management; Provide L2/L3 support for production incidents and service requests; Support integrations between CMOD and upstream/downstream applications; Ensure data retention policies and audit/compliance requirements are met.
Seniority
VP, strategic leadership with hands-on IC execution