Overview
On Site
Full Time
Skills
Jersey
Application Development
Management
High Availability
Scalability
Provisioning
PaaS
Collaboration
Capacity Management
Performance Tuning
Optimization
Cyber Security
Emerging Technologies
Banking
Financial Services
z/OS
Computer Hardware
IBM System Z
Virtualization
z/VM
Public Relations
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
System Monitoring
Storage
DASD
DevOps
Orchestration
Mainframe
IBM
Cloud Computing
VMware
OpenStack
Red Hat Linux
System On A Chip
Sarbanes-Oxley
PCI DSS
Privacy
Marketing
Job Details
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Position Summary:
Our client is seeking an experienced Mainframe Platform Architect with a strong background in private cloud environments to design, modernize, and optimize our enterprise mainframe infrastructure. This role is not focused on application development, but rather on platform engineering-including hardware, virtualization, workload management, and integration with cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in banking and financial services and have a proven track record of building scalable, resilient mainframe platforms that integrate with modern private cloud architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
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Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Position Summary:
Our client is seeking an experienced Mainframe Platform Architect with a strong background in private cloud environments to design, modernize, and optimize our enterprise mainframe infrastructure. This role is not focused on application development, but rather on platform engineering-including hardware, virtualization, workload management, and integration with cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in banking and financial services and have a proven track record of building scalable, resilient mainframe platforms that integrate with modern private cloud architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the architectural strategy for the company's mainframe platform, including compute, storage, I/O subsystems, and virtualization.
- Design and implement mainframe infrastructure enhancements to support private cloud integration, high availability, and scalability.
- Drive modernization of mainframe environments using automated provisioning, orchestration, and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) methodologies.
- Collaborate with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration between mainframe and private cloud services.
- Develop and maintain architectural standards, policies, and best practices for mainframe systems within the firm.
- Provide technical guidance on capacity planning, performance tuning, and workload optimization.
- Engage with enterprise architects, platform engineers, cybersecurity, and operations teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Maintain close awareness of industry trends, regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies in the financial services space.
Required:
- 10+ years of experience in mainframe platform architecture or infrastructure engineering roles within banking or financial services.
- Deep knowledge of IBM z/OS environments, including hardware (zSeries), logical partitions (LPARs), and virtualization technologies (e.g., z/VM, PR/SM).
- Proven experience designing or operating private cloud or hybrid cloud environments within regulated industries.
- Strong understanding of platform integration, workload automation (e.g., IBM Workload Scheduler), and systems monitoring.
- Familiarity with storage subsystems (e.g., DASD, tape) and high-speed data transfer protocols.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in high-volume, highly secure enterprise environments.
- Exposure to DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), or container-based orchestration platforms.
- Certifications in mainframe (IBM Certified) or cloud (VMware, OpenStack, or Red Hat OpenShift) technologies.
- Knowledge of regulatory standards such as SOC, SOX, or PCI DSS.
By providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. Message & data rates apply and message frequency may vary. Consistent with Judge's Privacy Policy, information obtained from your consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing/promotional purposes. Reply STOP to opt out of receiving telephone calls and text messages from Judge and HELP for help.
Contact:
This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!
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