Manager DB2 Infrastructure Engineer (z/OS)

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Job Summary We are seeking an exceptionally experienced Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Software Engineer to join a highly advanced enterprise infrastructure team. This position requires a true Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a proven track record of independently supporting, administering, engineering, and optimizing IBM for z/OS environments in large-scale, mission-critical enterprises. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across the full Systems Software stack and have extensive experience working in highly complex environments with a minimum infrastructure size of 90,000+ MIPS. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to independently evaluate, design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize solutions without supervision. This is not a production support or operational DBA role. We are seeking a recognized SME who has worked extensively with advanced features, large-scale implementations, and complex integrations across the enterprise ecosystem. Key Responsibilities - Serve as the primary technical expert for IBM for z/OS Systems Software. - Independently assess, design, implement, configure, maintain, and optimize environments. - Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex -related issues. - Evaluate and implement features, enhancements, upgrades, and performance improvements. - Support highly available, large-scale environments with critical business workloads. - Partner with infrastructure, middleware, networking, storage, security, and application teams to ensure optimal integration and performance. - Analyze interactions with enterprise services, started tasks, connectivity layers, and supporting technologies. - Develop and recommend strategic improvements to architecture, performance, resilience, and scalability. - Provide expert guidance on best practices, standards, and emerging technologies. - Support enterprise-level initiatives involving advanced configurations and feature utilization. Required Qualifications - Minimum 10 years of hands-on for z/OS Systems Software experience at the Subject Matter Expert (SME) level. - Candidates must have spent the majority of their career directly supporting and engineering Systems Software environments. - Demonstrated experience independently performing all engineering and support activities without detailed instruction or supervision. - Proven ability to articulate and demonstrate deep technical knowledge across the full spectrum of functionality and features. - Experience supporting environments with a minimum of 90,000 MIPS. - Experience in highly complex enterprise environments where advanced functionality is heavily utilized. Technical Expertise Candidates must demonstrate expert-level knowledge in: - IBM for z/OS architecture - installation, configuration, and maintenance - Performance monitoring and tuning - Capacity planning and optimization - subsystem management - High availability and resiliency solutions - Disaster recovery and business continuity - Security administration and controls - upgrades, migrations, and implementations - Utilities and systems-level administration - Troubleshooting and problem determination - connectivity configurations - interaction with enterprise infrastructure services - ecosystem integration Enterprise Environment Experience - Experience working in large-scale, highly sophisticated enterprise environments. - Deep understanding of how interacts with multiple enterprise services and started tasks. - Experience supporting complex connectivity configurations and integrations. - Ability to analyze dependencies and optimize performance across interconnected platforms. Preferred Qualifications - Extensive experience in healthcare, financial services, insurance, or similarly large enterprise environments. - Experience supporting organizations with highly customized and advanced implementations. - IBM certifications related to for z/OS or Systems Administration. - Experience participating in architecture reviews and strategic infrastructure initiatives. What Success Looks Like The successful candidate will be recognized as a true Systems Software expert with deep hands-on experience across all major functions and capabilities. They will be able to confidently discuss advanced concepts, architecture decisions, performance optimizations, integration strategies, and operational best practices based on significant real-world experience in large-scale enterprise environments. Important Note for Applicants This role requires demonstrable SME-level expertise in IBM for z/OS. Candidates should be prepared to discuss and validate their depth of experience across functionality, architecture, performance, integrations, and enterprise-scale operations during the technical assessment process. Experience must reflect substantial hands-on ownership and leadership in large, complex environments.