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Worldpay · 1 month ago

Senior Director, Head of Mainframe

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$177K/yr - $298K/yr

15+ years exp

Worldpay is a leading name in payments, looking for a Senior Director, Head of Mainframe to enhance their Infrastructure team. This role involves overseeing the architecture and operational excellence of enterprise IBM mainframe systems, driving modernization initiatives, and leading a team of technical experts to deliver critical payment services.

BankingPaymentsRisk Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture for z/OS infrastructure, Sysplex design, WLM policies, and enterprise capacity strategies

Lead engineering initiatives across subsystems (CICS, Db2, IMS, MQ, VTAM/Enterprise Extender, JES2/3)

Drive modernization efforts: API enablement (z/OS Connect EE), DevOps integration, Ansible automation, container extensions, and hybrid cloud connectivity

Architect scalable, multi-site disaster recovery and continuous availability environments (GDPS, XRC, PPRC)

Serve as the highest-level escalation for performance anomalies, IPL issues, contention, Sysplex coupling facility (CF) tuning, and system dumps

Oversee RMF/SMF analysis and implement performance improvements for CPU, I/O, memory, and CF structures

Ensure optimal configuration of z/OS 3.x-level features including security, resiliency, and AI-assisted workload optimization

Lead root-cause analysis for SEV1 incidents and direct long-term remediation to enhance platform stability

Lead capacity planning across CPU, CF, DASD, tape virtualization, and network layers

Optimize MLC/MSU usage through WLM tuning, workload shaping, and vendor negotiation strategies

Manage tooling including OMEGAMON, RMF, SMF, zSecure, BMC MainView, CA OPS/MVS, and automation engines

Guide transformation initiatives to expose mainframe assets through REST APIs, message queues, and event-driven architectures

Drive Git, CI/CD, and automated deployment integration for mainframe code pipelines

Evaluate and adopt new IBM Z technologies, such as AI-driven workload optimization or Z hardware accelerators

Lead and mentor senior systems programmers, automation engineers, and platform architects

Partner with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, application development, and cloud teams on cross-platform solutions

Present architecture roadmaps, risk assessments, and investment recommendations to executives

Qualification

IBM mainframe architectureZ/OS internalsCICSDb2IMSMQDevOps integrationRACF administrationAPI enablementAnsible automationCapacity planningStakeholder managementCommercial acumenTeam leadership

Required

15+ years hands-on mainframe infrastructure experience, with 10+ years in leadership roles

Mastery of z/OS internals (storage management, dispatching, catalog structure, UNIX System Services)

Deep experience with sysplex configuration, CF structure tuning, XCF, WLM, HCD/IODF, and I/O subsystem design

Expert-level knowledge of at least two major subsystems: CICS TS, Db2, IMS, MQ, JES2/3

Strong background in RACF administration, ICSF, cryptographic hardware, and enterprise security frameworks

Demonstrated success leading modernization initiatives (APIs, DevOps for Z, hybrid cloud integration)

Preferred

Experience with multi-site GDPS architectures or similar HA/DR frameworks

Hands-on experience with z/OSMF, Ansible for Z, and automated provisioning frameworks

Background in capacity planning and MLC optimization

Familiarity with container frameworks (zCX, Linux on Z) or virtualization (z/VM)

Industry certifications (IBM Z Specialist, ITIL, CISSP, or equivalent)

Experience delivering programs in highly regulated industries, such as financial services or payments

Hands-on involvement in discovery, planning and lift-and-shift execution with third-party migration vendors

Strong commercial acumen supporting cost tracking, vendor management and contract governance

Company

Worldpay

Worldpay is a global payment processing company offering secure, scalable solutions for online, in-store, and mobile transactions.

Founded in 1971

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://worldpay.com

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