Lumen Solutions Group Inc. ยท 1 week ago
Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer
Reston, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$87/hr - $104/hr
8+ years expLumen Solutions Group Inc. is seeking a Senior / Lead Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer to support, maintain, and modernize a large-scale IBM z/OS mainframe environment. This role plays a critical part in platform stability, resiliency, and transformation initiatives while providing hands-on technical leadership across system engineering activities.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Lead and participate in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of mainframe system engineering solutions
Install, configure, tune, upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain IBM z/OS systems in a SYSPLEX environment
Partner with managed service providers to optimize performance, resiliency, and availability of the mainframe platform
Provide hands-on incident support, service restoration, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Analyze system architecture, hardware/software compatibility, capacity planning, monitoring, patching, and automation
Evaluate and recommend improvements to scalability, performance, and system integration
Conduct system testing, performance analysis, and end-user reviews for new or enhanced systems
Develop and support system automation and batch scheduling
Mentor junior and senior team members and provide technical guidance across teams
Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging mainframe technologies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree)
8-10+ years of hands-on experience supporting IBM z/OS systems in an enterprise SYSPLEX environment
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and cross-team collaboration skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
z/OS Systems Programming (5-10 years)
RACF Security Administration (5-10 years)
CICS TS Systems Programming (5-10 years)
IBM MQ Systems Programming (5-10 years)
DB2 (5-10 years; systems-level experience preferred but not required)
ISV production installations
IBM System Automation
Batch Scheduling (Control-M)
SYSPLEX & ICF configuration and tuning (de-coupling experience a plus)
IBM z16 hardware and Dell/EMC storage infrastructure
TCP/IP and network communication protocols
Middleware integration (AIX, WebSphere, LDAP, Networks)
Pervasive Encryption on z/OS
Ransomware protection and recovery for mainframe
Java / J2EE
DB2 / UDB
Preferred
ITIL Foundation v3 (or willingness to obtain within 180 days)
Company
Lumen Solutions Group Inc.
Lumen Solutions Inc., is a dynamic small and minority-owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise headquartered in Virginia, USA.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Charanjiv Gadh
Chief Executive Officer
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