Senior Director Technology

Senior Director 

Mainframe Platform & Systems Engineering -  Remote United States

 

Travelport is a place of opportunity. It’s our incredible team that makes our company great – our people drive our winning culture. 

What’s Travelport?

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We’re leading the change; we are the change. 

We are on a mission to power the future of travel.

Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.

What does a great Senior Director do?

Global Technology Services function is responsible for ensuring security, quality, scalability and resiliency of all production services; architecting, planning, building and operating of the platform, supporting IT infrastructure and Enterprise Corporate Services across Travelport worldwide.

The Senior Director of Mainframe Platform & Systems Engineering will report directly to VP Infrastructure Engineering. This individual will lead the enhancement and stability of the Travelport Mainframe platforms (zTPF, zOS, zVM and zLinux) by providing high quality technical expertise and guidance through the architecture, build, test, and production phases. 

Responsibilities include:

• Creation of a zTPF talent pipeline and training program
• Establish short- and long-term strategic programs and plans with a heavy emphasis on the achievement of established goals.
• Partner with business leadership and executive team to analyze, consult, drive, develop and lead all aspects of the delivery of new and existing business processes and applications which support key business objectives and strategies.
• Forge efficient relationships across the lines of the business and define enterprise-wide approaches that further Travelport strategy.
• Negotiate across lines of business about prioritization and implications of demand.
• Anticipate, plan and execute organizational structure and talent (i.e., skill, proficiency) transformations necessary to achieve on the long-term strategies
• Identify both strategic opportunities and potential threats associated with new technologies.
• Lead and mobilize team(s) of Subject Matter Experts and Directors.
• Make decisions and recommendations of consequence to the achievement of objectives and goals critical to the success of the function or organization.
• Role model behavior consistent with what we value here at Travelport.

Who we are looking for in this role:

• 4-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 10+ years of experience with zTPF and related zTPF Systems (Control Program, zTPF Host Communications or zTPF File Support Database experience).
• 10+ years of experience supporting other Mainframe environments (zOS, zVM and zLinux) with an emphasis on Mainframe Infrastructure (OS, Compute, Storage and Storage Networking)
• 10+ years of forward-thinking and diversified leadership experience with a proven track record of constructing plans for success and leading large complex technology teams to successful accomplishment of strategic goals.
• Strong knowledge of Mainframe Technologies, z Architecture, Assembler and C/C++ Programming languages.
• Strong knowledge of zTPFGI and testing zTPF software in a VM (VPARS) environment.
• Ideally has held positions in multiple areas within technology expertise, demonstrating well-rounded command of other technological disciplines.
• Prior experience providing executive leadership and direction to leaders across multiple product or technology portfolios.
• Deep domain expertise across a broad range of applications/products and adjacent systems.
• Experience with planning and handling multiple projects or teams.
• Has a proven track record running complex systems with a focus on end-to-end global applications and environments.
• Prior experience handling vendor relationships includes ongoing management, ensuring SLAs, and holding vendors to account.
• Background including working knowledge of major Mainframe Hardware and Software vendors.

Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you’re likely to succeed if you:

• Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work
• Excited to use your creativity and innovative think