Infrastructure & Cloud
Mainframe System engineer

Join a skilled infrastructure team as a Mainframe System Engineer, where you'll take ownership of critical systems, and lead platform upgrades.

Are you an experinced mainframe engineer with a passion for stability, precision, and continuous improvement? We’re looking for a Mainframe System Engineer to join a specialized squad in our core infrastructure division. You’ll help us maintain a mission-critical ecosystem by ensuring our mainframe platform remains secure, current, and high-performing.

You’ll join a well-established team of ~20 engineers focused on driving platform upgrades and fine-tuning performance. From managing software portfolios to leading product refreshes, your role is crucial to making sure everything runs like clockwork.


Role

  • Take charge of mainframe software lifecycle: monitor, maintain, and update key components.
  • Manage and coordinate scheduled upgrades across a wide range of tools and services.
  • Handle operational support and deep-dive troubleshooting to resolve incidents fast.
  • Oversee platform stability, from capacity tracking to performance fine-tuning.
  • Install and integrate third-party solutions into the ecosystem, aligned with best practices.
  • Collaborate with vendors to guarantee timely updates and effective issue resolution.
  • Participate in operational readiness and business continuity exercises (including occasional weekend work)

Profile

  • 5+ years of experience working in enterprise mainframe environments.
  • Hands-on expertise with z/OS installation, patching, and administration.
  • Skilled in integrating and managing third-party solutions on mainframe platforms.
  • Solid track record of performance tuning and infrastructure optimization.
  • Analytical & Process-Driven – You see patterns in problems and can propose smarter, leaner ways to do things.
  • Decision Maker – You own your scope and use your expertise to drive change and improvements.
  • Technical Leader – You can take the lead on specific technologies and provide expert-level support.

Offer

  • You're not just maintaining systems — you're shaping the long-term reliability and agility of a core platform.
  • You’ll be surrounded by technical experts who value autonomy and trust.
  • You’ll have room to grow into a coordinator role, leading full-scale upgrade cycles.


Benefits
  • 2_days_remote2 days remote
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