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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer - CICS, MQ & zCEE - **Company:** Huntington National Bank - **Location:** Philadelphia, MS, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $93,000.0 - $189,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Customer Information Control System (CICS), IBM DB2, IBM Parallel Sysplex, Rexx (Programming Language), IBM System Z, Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), Mainframes, Performance Tuning, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, TCP/IP, Z/OS, System Availability - **Published:** October 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0079E1FFD39A4064B771E4F232096355/job/ ## About the Role The z/OS Platform CICS, MQ & zCEE Lead candidate must have extensive experience in performance management architecture, implementation, and management for a mission critical large mainframe systems environment. Required areas of experience include z/OS engineering, WLM (Workload Manager), CF, SMF Processing, DASD, Hardware configuration, Channels, IPL processes, CICS, zCEE, MQ, Parallel Sysplex, CICSPLEX, z/OS Networking, z/OS Performance Tuning, and Capacity Planning tools. Expertise in ICF/zIIP capacity and tuning, WLM configuration and troubleshooting, and z/OS engineering. In addition, candidate must have a proven history of platform road map development, project management skills, and executive level communication in these areas. Previous experience performing a z/OS CICS, MQ & zCEE lead role required. The candidate must be able to prioritize and complete work on time in an ever-changing and complex environment. Mentoring required with the wider team, mentoring skills and experience are necessary. The ability to read CICS dumps & traces considered a plus., * Bachelor's degree or 4+ additional years of equivalent experience. * 7+ years of professional experience in z/OS / CICS, MQ or zCEE engineering. * 3+ years in a lead role, or Project Management (roadmapping), or developing KPIs for delivery., * Expert knowledge of systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS, zCEE for z/OS, & MQ for z/OS along with mainframe related tools such as BMC Mainview, IBM -CICS Interdependency Analyzer, IBM -CICS Performance analyzer, SMPE, ISPF, SMS, SMF, GDPS. * Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively interface and partner with all levels of the organization. * Maintain "State of the Art' knowledge of best practices in systems capacity, Security, administration, performance, high availability, metrics, and business continuity specifically for all systems z including DB2 for z/OS, CICS for z/OS or MQ for z/OS. * Comprehensive knowledge of CICS Security (Keyring Certificates, TLS, Resource access & RACF) * Proficient in SRE concepts and automation * Proven experience in creating the roadmap, processes, best practices, standards, and strategies for continuous improvement of monitoring, performance, resiliency, availability, and scalability of zCEE, CICS and MQ on system z. * Experience as a technical lead, driving technical direction, owning the portfolio of technology, and growing the larger team. * REXX experience Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) ## Description This candidate will be fulfilling an experienced systems mainframe engineer position. * Responsible for the overall health, security, resiliency, and performance of System z CICS for z/OS, MQ for z/OS, and z/OS zCEE across multiple Sysplexes and CECS * Responsible for the z/OS networking for CICS, MQ and zCEE connectivity requirements (TCPIP, LU6.2, Sockets, EXCI, ETC.) * Manage overall platform documentation, reports including all KPIs, charts, end-to-end workflow diagrams of all system z software zCEE, CICS and MQ. * Develop and present z/OS zCEE, CICS and MQ, HA (SYSPLEX/CICSPLEX roadmaps * Lead problem troubleshooting efforts and root cause analyses of all P1 & P2 System z zCEE, CICS and MQ related incidents. * Develop, document, and deliver pre- and post-implementation analysis of System z tech refreshes and application releases. * Eliminate reoccurring issues and drive down mean time to recovery. * Provide technical direction and education to programmers, analysts, and technical support associates. * Prototypes the new features, functions, and strategies of new application subsystems technology. * Candidate must be motivated and assertive while possessing the ability to oversee and prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment. * Coordinates with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution. * Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.