Lead Platform Engineer

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Platform Engineer is a member of the Mainframe Performance team. This
is a technical position responsible for the overall performance of the Mainframe
environment. Duties include the balancing of resources across the Z system
complex, reporting and analysis of performance metrics, system tuning, and
responding to issues. This position requires proven leadership skills to
coordinate and lead initiatives regarding mainframe performance and effectively
coordinate with various IT groups and Product Managers.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Expertise with WLM and z/OS internals knowledge
• Experience with mainframe monitoring tools (e.g., Mainview or equivalent).
• Knowledge of key subsystems including DB2, MQ, CICS and WebSphere.
• Capability to evaluate and recommend the adoption of new tools and techniques to enhance the mainframe observability profile.
• Teamwork, leadership, coaching, mentoring skills.
• Demonstrate strong ethical behavior.
• An analytical and curious mindset
• Strong Pattern Recognition
• High problem determination drive
• Experience in observability metrics and analysis

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize IBM z/OS mainframe environments supporting core applications.
• Proactively Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in z/OS subsystems and applications utilizing the z/OS ecosystem.
• Provide L2 diagnostics and production support of a z/OS mainframe environment.
• Analyze and tune CPU, Memory, I/O, Network, LPARs configurations, and Parallel Sysplex.
• Configure and support performance testing environments; provide detailed analysis of results
• Ensure proper prioritization of critical path batch workloads.
• Drive modernization and observability efforts on the mainframe, including new tools and products to enhance reporting, alerting, and advanced analytics.
• Support subsystem SME’s including DB2, CICS, Network, and Storage.
• Provide consulting services to IT staff on performance issues.
• Serve as a trusted coach and mentor within the team.
• Communicate effectively across the organization.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level