Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer – CICS, MQ, zCEE

Huntington National Bank

Lead Mainframe Platform Engineer managing System z CICS, MQ, and zCEE. Oversee health, security, and performance across multiple Sysplexes for Huntington.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeColumbus • Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $93,000 - $189,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
wellness program
life and disability insurance
retirement savings plan
paid leave programs
paid holidays
paid time off (PTO)

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Hard Skills & Tools

z/OSCICSMQzCEEDB2BMC MainviewREXXSRE conceptsautomationhigh availability

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationleadershipproblem troubleshootingroot cause analysistechnical directioneducationcollaborationcontinuous improvement