Senior technical leadership role overseeing mainframe systems programming at Navy Federal Credit Union. Leading a team to ensure stability and modernization of core banking applications.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with senior IT leaders, business strategists, specialized technicians, vendors, auditors, and risk consultants to align technology initiatives with organizational objectives.
Influence technology vendors to prioritize NFCU’s requirements for enhancements and fixes.
Develop and manage the mainframe budget, including NFCU’s annual budgeting process.
Maintain vendor software support contracts and oversee renewal processes.
Solve complex problems with significant impact on strategic IT priorities and measurable business outcomes.
Serve as a credible expert advisor to peers and internal/external partners, act as a trusted advisor to leadership.
Foster skills development through coaching and mentoring of both experienced and junior mainframe engineers.
Partner with IBM and other vendors to evaluate emerging technologies and negotiate support agreements.
Lead staff in defining project scope, plans, deliverables, cost projections, and implementation timelines.
Contribute to strategic and tactical business initiatives in collaboration with technical managers and subject matter experts across network, security, and operations domains.
Drives staffing decisions, including interviewing and evaluating candidates for mainframe engineering roles.
Implements leadership development and succession planning, reskilling/upskilling team members for future growth.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
Minimum 10 years of experience in mainframe engineering or related mission-critical technologies, including at least 5 years in technical/engineering management.
In-depth knowledge of IBM mainframe industry trends, best practices, & 3rd party z/OS middleware products.
Advanced understanding of z/OS configuration and security standards.
Proven experience leading and coaching technical managers and engineering staff, including managing distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.
Strong ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, and vendors.
Advanced relationship-building, influencing, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
Expert-level knowledge of IBM Mainframe, z/OS, and associated hardware/software technologies, including:
z/OS, CICS, DB2, MQ, JES2, DFSMS & HSM, RACF
GDPS (Metro Mirror & Global Mirror), HyperSwap, HCD
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