Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Mainframe

Assume a vital position as a key member of a high-performing team that delivers infrastructure and performance excellence. Your role will be instrumental in shaping the future at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.
 

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms Mainframe Midrange Compute team, you apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. Continue to evolve your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of expertise.

Job responsibilities

• Work in partnership with mainframe z/OS system programming teams to install and maintain a secure and healthy IBM Mainframe Db2 environment
• Install and configure IBM Db2 V12 & V13 subsystems, manage SMP/E (Software Management Program/Extended) target/distribution libraries, develop automated maintenance jobs and scripts accurately
• Work with Db2 database administrators to triage, mitigate and permanently resolve day-to-day production issues
• Manage IBM software maintenance by running SYSMOD reports, managing HIPER and system vulnerability fixes and responding to HOLDDATA actions required
• Perform on-call duties within on on-call shift rotation across a global and diverse team, providing daily turnover and management updates
• Collaborate with IBM and other infrastructure software vendors on high priority incidents, abnormal system behaviors and tuning opportunities
• Drives a work stream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies
• Works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and its technology processes
• Executes creative solutions for the design, development, and technical troubleshooting for problems of moderate complexity
• Strongly considers upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications and advises on mitigation actions
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Infrastructure systems engineering* concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• 5+ years of experience in IBM Db2 systems programming in a mainframe z/OS operating system 
• Experience with supporting and upgrading IBM Db2 V12 & V13 subsystems, SMP/E (Software Management Program/Extended), managing Continuous Delivery Function Levels, performing Db2 Buffer Pool Tuning and Dump Analysis, SQL and REXX
• Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments
• Deep knowledge of one specific infrastructure technology and scripting languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
• Drives to continue to develop technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of the product
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator, Data Studio and Admin Foundation for z/OS
• Knowledge with Db2 Replication tools like IBM QREP, IBM Change Data Capture and IBM Db2 Integrated Synchronization
• Experience with Db2 ISV products like Broadcom/CA Platinum Utilities, BMC Recovery Manager and Db2 IBM tools including Db2 Sort and High Performance 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, we offer discretionary incentive compensation which may be awarded in recognition of firm performance and individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement,