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TTI of USA · 1 month ago

IT Infrastructure Engineer

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

4+ years exp

TTI of USA is seeking a highly motivated and seasoned manager to oversee the Mainframe Systems within the Shared Systems Division. The role involves managing day-to-day operations of the Mainframe team, ensuring system availability, performance management, and strategic planning for mainframe technologies.

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Responsibilities

Ensure that the Mainframe team works together as a team and also within the enterprise to ensure that the systems remain available according to the SLA

Provide a leadership role in z/OS administration, performance management, hardware configuration, and implementation of mainframe technologies and DR solution for the agency

Oversee the daily operations and ensure that it is monitored and issues are escalated

Serve as a lead formatters related to disaster recovery

Research and implement strategic solutions related to mainframe systems

Ensure that department technical policies are followed

Analyze performance and capacity data

Perform daily, monthly and yearly performance and capacity planning for the mainframe systems

Run projects related to hardware and software upgrades

Develop and manage project plans

Lead and mentor the Mainframe team to complete the project according to the timeline for large and small initiatives

Keep track of new releases and maintenance of mainframe software

Work with the Mainframe team to stay current on all software

Work with vendors to build and develop relationships

Act as a liaison to software and hardware vendors for capacity planning

Stay acquainted with new emerging technologies related to the mainframe

Responsible for matching current technology with the need of the agency

Evaluate and implement new technologies as needed

Write and manage all documentation and procedures related to mainframe systems

Work with the Operations team to ensure that the proper procedural documents are accurate and current

Within the budget and planning cycle, produce a plan that lays out the cost overtime for hardware and software purchase/upgrades as necessitated by: end-of-life for hardware, new business requirements, end of support for software, capacity/growth, consolidation initiatives for cost reduction, etc

Qualification

IBM mainframe z/OSMainframe systems technologiesDatacenter engineeringAIX/Linux/Unix systemsDisaster recovery solutionsVendor managementDocumentation managementProject managementInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above

Preferred

20+ years of experience working as an infrastructure manager in a large-scale environment

Experience with mainframe systems technologies, subsystems, and internals. If the candidate does not have experience with mainframe systems technologies, we will also accept strong experience in AIX/Linux/Unix systems

Strong understanding of IBM mainframe z/OS operating system, control, structure, logic, and security. If the candidate does not have experience with the mainframe platform, we will also accept infrastructure management of AIX/Linux/Unix systems with enterprise storage systems

Must be self-motivated, able to find answers on his/her own, and experienced in problem determination/analysis/resolution

Ability to work well and communicate with other departments, agencies, and technical support staff - including the ability to document and explain problems

Ability to complete team projects by coordinating team resources and working with other departments and the data center

Ability to plan, manage time according to schedules, and provide status updates required

Ability to work with staff to quickly learn new technologies and resolve issues

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment

Excellent communications skills (oral and written)