Senior Mainframe Engineer

Navy Federal Credit Union currently does not provide sponsorship for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.Define, develop and implement Mainframe or distributed automation strategies and policies for eliminating manual intervention during the management of systems and workloads. Architect, Design and deliver automated solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems operations environment. Provide consulting support, standards and automation best practices to areas responsible for developing and deploying solutions.This position is eligible for the TalentQuest employee referral program. If an employee referred you for this job, please apply using the system-generated link that was sent to you.Navy Federal provides much more than a job. 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We will never ask candidates for payment, bank details or personal financial information during the hiring process.Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Navy Federal policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.Expert-level experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS, including administration, configuration, policy development, managed resource automation, automation definitions, resource dependency models, and SA policy database maintenance. Advanced REXX programming experience developing enterprise automation solutions, command processors, automation routines, operational tooling, and automation scripts. Strong experience with IBM NetView, including automation tables, message automation, command lists, PIPEs, event processing, and policy-driven automation components. Experience designing, implementing, and supporting automation across z/OS subsystems and middleware platforms such as CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, and TCP/IP. Experience developing automation for CICS availability, recovery, startup, shutdown, restart, and health monitoring. Strong knowledge of Parallel Sysplex environments, cross-system automation concepts, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and z/OS operations. Experience with IBM Workload Scheduler, including IWS, TWS, ZWS, and workload automation processes. Familiarity with z/OS UNIX System Services, including USS/OMVS and automation involving UNIX processes and shell scripting.Experience integrating automation with monitoring and event management tools such as IBM OMEGAMON, ServiceNow, and Moogsoft. Experience managing, monitoring, and supporting mainframe and/or distributed systems, business applications, and infrastructure platforms. Experience identifying and implementing automation opportunities across IBM z/Series, UNIX, and Windows operating systems. Experience supporting high-availability, recovery, restart, and self-healing automation solutions. Proven ability to reduce manual intervention, improve operational reliability, and deliver scalable automation solutions that support business services.Strong ability to investigate operational, technical, and business problems; analyze requirements; and recommend reliable automation solutions. Ability to communicate complex system and automation information clearly to technical teams, business partners, and upper management. Strong time management, prioritization, research, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, as required. Demonstrated ability to lead, guide, and mentor others while promoting technical best practices, process improvement, and operational efficiency. Desired QualificationsBachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent combination of education and experiencePossess current awareness of professional standards, innovations and industry best practicesExperience with OMEGAMON situation development, alerting, and monitoring customization.Experience with GDPS and disaster recovery automation.Experience with SMP/E maintenance and z/OS system programming concepts.Familiarity with Ansible, REST APIs, and mainframe modernization technologiesAdditional InformationHours:Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM with on call rotation to support 24/7 operationsLocation:820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 221805510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 226029999 Willow Creek Road San Diego, CA 92131295 Bendix Road, Suite 250, Virginia Beach, VA View phone number on click.appcast.io Saint Johns Industrial Parkway South, Jacksonville, FL 322463300 Olympus Boulevard, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 750194 Concourse Parkway, #100, Sandy Springs, GA 30328Design and implement highly available Mainframe platform with emphasis on System Management in accordance with NFCU standardsPartner with the various technology teams to identify and reengineer processes as they onboard to the Mainframe platformLead the efforts to automate and orchestrate repeatable administration tasks. Make necessary improvements to increase reliability and reusabilityDrive industry standard on continuous process improvementsDevelop thorough technical documentation including diagramsFull timePosting Date: 2026-07-28