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Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead

Cynet Systems
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/28/2026

Job Details

We are looking for Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead for our client in Reston, VA
Job Title: Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead
Job Location: Reston, VA
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
  • The Mainframe z/OS Systems Engineer Lead will lead and support enterprise mainframe system engineering activities, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and performance of the z/OS platform.
  • This role involves close collaboration with managed service providers and internal teams to optimize services, resolve incidents, and enhance system scalability.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and participate in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of mainframe system engineering activities.
  • Collaborate with the existing mainframe managed service provider to improve service quality, resiliency, and availability.
  • Analyze applications and systems on the Z platform and recommend improvements to scalability and resiliency.
  • Provide hands-on technical support for incident assessment and service restoration.
  • Support problem management and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to diverse engineering teams.
Requirement/Must Have:
  • 8 10 years of experience supporting IBM z/OS systems in a SYSPLEX environment.
  • RACF Security Administration experience.
  • z/OS Systems Programming experience.
  • CICS TS Systems Programming experience.
  • MQ Systems Programming experience.
  • DB2 experience (systems programming level not required).
  • ISV production installation experience.
  • Experience with IBM System Automation.
  • Experience with batch scheduling tools such as Control-M.
  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and technical guidance capabilities.
  • Ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.
Should Have:
  • Experience with SYSPLEX and ICF configuration and tuning.
  • Experience decoupling SYSPLEX environments.
  • Experience with middleware interfaces such as AIX, WebSphere, LDAP, and networking components.
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP network communication protocols.
  • Knowledge of IBM z16 hardware infrastructure and Dell/EMC storage subsystems.
  • Experience with pervasive encryption on z/OS.
  • Experience designing ransomware protection solutions for mainframe environments.
  • Knowledge of Java/J2EE and DB2/UDB.
Experience:
  • Minimum of 8 10 years of hands-on experience in mainframe z/OS system engineering roles.
Qualification And Education:
  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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