MetLife · 17 hours ago
Director of Mainframe - SRE
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$124K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expMetLife is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. They are seeking a Director of Mainframe SRE to lead a team responsible for the reliability, performance, and security of Mainframe systems, while modernizing the infrastructure and ensuring high availability and resilience.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
Manage, mentor, and coach a team of Mainframe SRE engineers, setting clear goals and expectations, providing regular feedback and performance reviews, and facilitating career development and growth
Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and processes for Mainframe SRE, including incident management, root cause analysis, postmortems, monitoring, alerting, logging, testing, automation, and documentation
Ensure that Mainframe systems meet or exceed the service level objectives (SLOs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) defined by the business and the customers
Drive the adoption of modern technologies and methodologies for Mainframe SRE, such as DevOps, Agile, CI/CD, cloud, containers, microservices and automation driving on-demand self-services for job restarts, region recycles, fail and stay DR, Hyper-swap and LCP
Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of Mainframe SRE projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the business objectives and priorities, and managing the risks, issues, and dependencies
Communicate effectively and proactively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, peers, customers, vendors, and partners, on the status, progress, and outcomes of Mainframe SRE activities
Identify and resolve any technical, operational, or organizational challenges or impediments that may impact the Mainframe SRE team or the Mainframe platform
Continuously evaluate and optimize the Mainframe SRE team's performance, productivity, and efficiency, and implement appropriate actions and improvements
Stay abreast of the latest trends, developments, and best practices in Mainframe SRE and related fields, and leverage them to enhance the Mainframe platform and the Mainframe SRE team's capabilities and competencies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
At least 5 - 10 years of experience in Mainframe SRE, Mainframe development, or Mainframe operations, with experience in a leadership or management role
Expert knowledge and hands-on experience with Mainframe technologies, such as z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, JCL, COBOL, REXX, Assembler, z/OS Connect, etc
Strong knowledge and experience with Mainframe SRE tools and frameworks, such as z/OSMF, SMP/E, RACF etc
Proficient in Mainframe SRE methodologies and practices, such as incident management, problem management, change management, configuration management, capacity management, performance management, security management, etc
Familiar with modern technologies and methodologies for Mainframe SRE, such as DevOps, Agile, and CI/CD
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire others, and to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to handle complex and ambiguous situations, and to deliver effective and timely solutions
Highly motivated, self-driven, and results-oriented, with a passion for continuous learning and improvement
Preferred
zSecure, MainView,& QRadar
Familiar with GenAI products to refactor legacy code
Familiar with Ansible & IBM Ansible collections for MF administration
Experience working with zLinux, Openshift, and automation platforms such as ansible
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
A retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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