Senior Lead zOS Automation Engineering

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Lead zOS Automation Engineering in New York, NY.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Impact:
* Own the mainframe automation strategy and roadmap to improve reliability, detection, and recovery
* Scale automated solutions across infrastructure domains (batch, storage, networking, middleware) using APIs, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code
* Architect and govern multi-site failover automation; maintain and test DR playbooks and runbooks
* Define and operationalize SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, and alerting standards; Reduce MTTA/MTTR through event correlation and automated remediation
* Instill disciplined engineering: peer reviews, version control, change management gates, and automation standards aligned to risk/compliance
* Build and lead a high-performing team; Develop talent in REXX, z/OS automation, DevOps, and integration
* Partner across platforms, applications, cyber, risk, and compliance to prioritize automation investments that reduce toil and operational risk
* Own KPIs and continuous improvement cycles; Communicate performance, risks, and outcomes to senior stakeholders

Leadership Expectations:
* Lead engineers/SREs with clear objectives, coaching, and succession planning; Foster documentation and knowledge sharing
* Shape automation standards across technology services group; Align priorities to business outcomes and risk posture
* Present strategy, results, and risks to senior technology leadership; Influence cross-platform adoption
* Practice financial stewardship for tooling, licensing, and infrastructure; Identify savings via automation and improved change success rates

REQUIREMENTS:
* Extensive experience leading mainframe automation in large, multi-site enterprises
* Expert REXX and deep z/OS knowledge with a track record of robust automation delivery
* Demonstrated success implementing resilience/DR automation (GDPS, Safeguarded Copy)
* Proficiency with DevOps tooling (Jenkins including Zowe plug-in, Ansible) and REST API integrations
* ServiceNow ITSM automation; Familiarity with AIOps/event correlation platforms
* Strong SQL, JCL, ISPF/TSO; ability to mentor across these domains
* Proven change management discipline (Git, peer reviews) and excellence in documentation/runbooks
* Exceptional communication skills for complex topics, training, and stakeholder engagement
* Experience owning KPIs, quarterly improvement cycles, and executive-level reporting

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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