JPMorgan Chase
Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Mainframe
Columbus, OH · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years applied experience; 10+ experience operating and managing IBM z-Series environments.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads mainframe infrastructure and SRE operations, ensuring service stability, incident resolution, and continuous improvement across IBM z-Series environments.
What you'll do
- Lead technology teams delivering infrastructure services and oversee operational stability, availability, and observability.
- Lead incident, problem, and change management, including stakeholder communications and service restoration.
- Administer and troubleshoot mainframe components; use authorized AI tools to support analysis and documentation, validating outputs and protecting sensitive data.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- 10+ years of experience operating and managing IBM z-Series environments.
- Experience leading operational and SRE teams in a 24X7 support environment, including people management.
- Expertise with IBM z-Series and HMC administration, replication technologies such as IBM CSM and GDPS, and incident/problem/change management.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of a general-purpose programming language or automation scripting; practical Python development experience.
- Knowledge of SRE automation, batch scheduling tools (CA-7, Control-M, Zeke), JCL, or Netcool.
Tools
IBM z-Series, IBM CSM, GDPS, Hardware Management Console (HMC), SSH, IMS, CICS, DB2
AI focus
Uses enterprise-authorized AI for infrastructure analysis, design documentation, workflow support, and identifying recurring issues; validates recommendations and ensures security, resiliency, traceability, and auditability.
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