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# Mainframe Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Memphis, TN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Systems Engineering, Business Software, Unix, Customer Information Control System (CICS), Information Systems, IBM DB2, DevOps, Middleware, Job Entry Subsystem 2/3, Mainframes, Performance Tuning, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Ansible, Software Engineering, Subsystems, System Programming, TCP/IP, Z/OS, Transaction Processing (Computing), Tso/ispf, Enterprise Software Applications, HybridCloud, Git, Git Flow, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/17aa7cad-7f19-41b9-857f-a99e835da2b6

## About the Role

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

## Description

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., * 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