Senior Associate - Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><ul>
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<strong>Mainframe Operations and Engineering:</strong>Provide systems analysis and engineering support for enterprise mainframe environments, including z/OS, JCL, batch processing, and online processing.</li>
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<strong>System Software Maintenance:</strong>Manage system software installation, configuration, and maintenance activities using SMP/E to support platform stability and reliability.</li>
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<strong>Performance Monitoring and Optimization:</strong>Use mainframe monitoring and performance tools to assess system health, identify capacity constraints, investigate performance issues, and implement appropriate solutions.</li>
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<strong>Application Integration and Troubleshooting:</strong>Partner with application development teams to diagnose and resolve system integration issues, ensuring applications execute efficiently and reliably.</li>
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<strong>Agile Delivery Leadership:</strong>Serve as Scrum Master for mainframe initiatives, guiding teams in Agile and Scrum practices and supporting effective delivery within an infrastructure-focused environment.</li>
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<strong>Scrum Facilitation:</strong>Organize and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives while identifying and removing obstacles that affect team progress.</li>
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<strong>Coaching and Mentoring:</strong>Help team members strengthen their understanding of Scrum principles and Agile processes, adapting practices to the needs of mainframe engineering projects.</li>
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<strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong>Promote transparency, accountability, collaboration, and ongoing process improvement across mainframe delivery initiatives.</li>
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<strong>Cross-Functional Coordination:</strong>Maintain clear communication with application teams, database administrators, schedulers, infrastructure engineers, and business stakeholders.</li>
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<strong>Operational Readiness:</strong>Participate in on-call rotations during critical operational periods, including month-end, quarter-end, year-end, and major releases. Collaborate on planning, release activities, and key change windows.</li>
<h2>Requirements:</h2>
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<li>Strong technical understanding of mainframe environments, including z/OS, JCL, batch processing, and online processing.</li>
<li>Hands-on experience with SMP/E and mainframe system software installation and maintenance.</li>
<li>Experience using mainframe performance monitoring and diagnostic tools to investigate system health, performance, and capacity issues.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to collaborate with application developers and infrastructure partners to resolve integration and performance challenges.</li>
<li>Experience serving as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment, preferably supporting mainframe, infrastructure, or legacy technology projects.</li>
<li>Strong communication, facilitation, and mentoring skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across technical teams and business stakeholders.</li>
<li>Ability to manage competing priorities, remove delivery impediments, and encourage continuous improvement within cross-functional teams.</li>
<li>Experience supporting large-scale enterprise mainframe platforms is preferred.</li>
<li>Knowledge of Agile transformation within infrastructure or legacy technology environments is an advantage.</li>
<li>Relevant Agile or Scrum certifications, such as SAFe, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent, are desirable.</li>
<li>Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement based in New York, NY, with on-site collaboration for planning, release events, and critical change windows, as well as participation in scheduled on-call rotations.</li>
<h2>Benefits:</h2>
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<li>Annual base salary ranging from<strong>$90,000 to $128,500</strong>, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and job location.</li>
<li>Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and potential participation in an additional incentive program.</li>
<li>Comprehensive employee benefits designed to support professional and personal well-being.</li>
<li>Leave programs to support employees through different life stages.</li>
<li>Adoption assistance.</li>
<li>Student loan repayment programs.</li>
<li>An inclusive work environment that encourages collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful contributions.</li>
<li>Opportunities to develop technical and Agile leadership skills while supporting critical enterprise infrastructure.</li>
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