Mainframe Systems Manager

The Mainframe Systems Manager will be responsible to:

• Oversee, lead, and manage a team of system programmers, including day-to-day operations, scheduling, task delegation, performance management, and setting team and individual goals.

• Plan and coordinate upgrades for mainframe hardware such as mainframe processors, DASO, and VTS systems.

• Research, evaluate, and implement strategic technological solutions to modernize and optimize mainframe systems.

• Oversee all aspects of daily mainframe operations, including monitoring, incident response, change management, and project intake.

• Work effectively with your manager, peer managers, external agencies, and technical support staff, including documenting and explaining technical issues clearly.

• Complete team projects by coordinating team resources and collaborating with other departments and the data center.

• Plan work, manage timelines, and provide accurate status updates as required.

• Support staff in learning new technologies quickly and resolving issues efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess 1O+ years of experience working as a mainframe manager in a med to largescale enterprise environment.

• Demonstrate strong expertise with mainframe technologies including z/OS, CICS, D82, IMS.

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.

• Show initiative, self-motivation, and the ability to independently find answers and solutions.

• Willingness to work after hours, weekends, and maintain 24/7 availability and responsiveness when required.

• Ensure adherence to all FISA-OPA technical policies, standards, and security requirements.

• Exhibit excellent oral, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, SMF analytics.

• Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.

• Knowledge of mainframe security frameworks.

• Experience collaborating with storage, network, and data center operations teams.

• Ability to drive modernization initiatives including automation, performance tuning, and workload optimization.