Job#: 3057511 Job Description: Mainframe Solutions Architect
Location: Memphis, Tennessee (On-site)
Role Overview
This organization is seeking a Senior Mainframe Solutions Architect to play a critical role in the engineering, modernization, stability, security, and performance of our enterprise computing platform. The selected candidate will design, implement, and support scalable mainframe infrastructure solutions utilizing z/OS, Db2, CICS, MQ, RACF, TCP/IP, and z/OS Connect to support mission-critical retail, supply chain, merchandising, and financial systems. This leadership position involves driving strategic platform initiatives, leading modernization efforts, mentoring systems engineers, and leveraging modern AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance, and modernization of the enterprise mainframe platform
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available z/OS infrastructure solutions supporting critical business applications and services
- Plan and execute operating system, middleware, and subsystem upgrades including z/OS, Db2, CICS, MQ, RACF, and z/OS Connect
- Drive mainframe modernization initiatives including API enablement, z/OS Connect services, DevOps integration, Git-based workflows, automation, and hybrid-cloud connectivity
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance through workload management, capacity planning, RMF/SMF analysis, and specialty processor utilization
- Partner with application development, infrastructure, architecture, security, and managed service providers to deliver resilient platform services
- Provide technical leadership during critical incidents, perform advanced system diagnostics, dump analysis, root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
- Establish and maintain security standards, RACF controls, compliance requirements, and audit readiness across the enterprise mainframe environment
- Mentor systems programmers and engineers while establishing best practices in engineering excellence, automation, and operational discipline
- Utilize modern AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate delivery, automate routine tasks, and enhance technical documentation
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Experience: Typically requires 10 or more years of experience supporting enterprise mainframe environments, including a minimum of 7 years of hands-on z/OS systems programming experience
Technical Skills: Deep proficiency with IBM z/OS including installation, customization, maintenance, SMP/E, JES2, z/OSMF, HCD, HMC, DFSMS, UNIX System Services, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and system automation; extensive experience tuning Db2, CICS, MQ, RACF, TCP/IP, and z/OS Connect; familiarity with performance analysis, workload management, RMF, SMF, capacity planning, and Git-based DevOps practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting modern hardware platforms and related enterprise systems
- Mainframe Systems Programmer or related technical systems certifications
- Experience with Zowe, Ansible Automation Platform, and Open Mainframe Project technologies
- Experience supporting large-scale retail, supply chain, financial, or high-volume transaction processing environments
- Demonstrated ability to influence architecture decisions and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
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