Engineering Manager

Job Summary This role is for an Engineering Manager with strong background in IBM mainframe utilities Endevor VSAM and responsible for guiding hybrid model delivery teams that build and maintain critical enterprise applications while ensuring high quality operational resilience and continuous improvement for large scale clients in a day shift environment. Responsibilities - Manage end to end delivery of IBM application enhancements using and to ensure stable and efficient business processing - Coordinate hybrid model development teams to plan estimate and execute changes that align with agreed scope schedule and quality expectations - Oversee design and review of programs and streams to ensure robust logic optimal performance and adherence to organizational coding standards - Guide teams in effective use of IBM utilities to perform data analysis file handling batch job control and production support activities with high reliability - Monitor and optimize dataset structures and access patterns to improve throughput reduce failures and maintain data integrity across critical business workflows - Administer and supervise configuration and promotion workflows so that all changes follow controlled and auditable deployment practices - Coordinate defect triage and incident resolution on platforms by prioritizing issues assigning work and tracking progress until sustainable closure - Collaborate with product owners and business analysts to translate requirements into clear technical tasks for and based solutions - Implement quality assurance practices such as code reviews unit test planning and regression strategies to reduce production defects and improve maintainability - Develop and track metrics related to batch job performance failure rates and change cycle times to identify improvement opportunities and drive actionable outcomes - Plan knowledge sharing sessions on IBM utilities workflows and development techniques to uplift overall team capability - Align engineering practices with company standards for security compliance and risk management by validating controls within applications and processes - Coordinate with infrastructure and operations teams to schedule deployments manage batch windows and ensure minimal disruption during releases - Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on simplifying job flows reducing manual effort and improving developer productivity Qualifications - Possess eight to twelve years of hands on experience in IBM environments with deep expertise in programming creation and file management - Demonstrate strong working knowledge of IBM utilities including file management sorting and debugging tools used in complex enterprise systems - Show proven experience using or similar configuration tools to manage code versioning environment promotion and controlled releases - Exhibit ability to analyze existing applications and chains to identify performance bottlenecks resiliency gaps and modernization opportunities - Apply solid understanding of batch scheduling concepts dependency management and error handling practices in large landscapes - Communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders including engineers analysts and client partners to explain technical options and delivery tradeoffs - Display familiarity with hybrid work environments and collaborative tools that support coordination across onsite and remote team members - Utilize structured problem solving techniques and root cause analysis methods when addressing production incidents or recurring defects in jobs - Maintain awareness of secure coding practices data protection expectations and regulatory considerations relevant to enterprise workloads - Value inclusive team culture by encouraging knowledge sharing mentoring and constructive feedback focused on continuous learning and professional growth