Senior Director, Mainframe Systems Programming

At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose.

HONESTY, RELIABILITY, COLLABORATION, CURIOSITY, PASSION

Position Summary

As the Senior Director of Mainframe Systems Programs, you are mission focused to deliver client outcomes. You will oversee a broad range of delivery projects to fulfill the client’s expectations for hardware and software Lifecycle Management. You will be leading teams responsible for managing the life cycle and patch management of z/OS and ISV upgrades, including subsystem upgrades for CICS, MQ, DB2, and IMS across multiple clients. This work leverages technologies such as SMPE, z/OSMF Python etc.

While direct mainframe experience is a plus, as the successful candidate, you will need to rely on you business acumen, ability to build relationships, and strategic mindset to drive the team to successful outcomes. 

Strong business acumen is used to operate the organization as a business unit, driven by metrics benchmarks and progress milestones. A proven track record or project management principles and a process orientation are foundational experiences to be leveraged. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for rethinking the assumptions behind how traditional services are built and thinking how to mature, enhance and continuously improve capabilities through innovation and automation.

As a relentless ally, you will be able to anticipate client expectations and incorporate needs proactively into client roadmaps. You will be a skilled communicator that can influence internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels and be able to navigate complex technical topics and communicate them with clarity, brevity, and impact. 

Leverage your breath of experience to lead the organization through cross-functional and collaborative efforts. Partner with solutioning and sales to shape new opportunities and presales efforts.

As an engaged and motivated leader, you will see the value in our associates. Coach, mentor and leverage our talent management processes to effectively lead managers, build your talent and create a highly engaged team.

Key Areas of Focus for this Role

• Provide leadership and direction to the functional organization.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and setting direction.
• Excellent communication skills, able to summarize complex topics into actionable insights.  Build relationships and lead with internal and external teams.
• Leverage systems and data to make decisions, track progress and drive outcomes.
• Strong balance of personal accountability, resilience and agility.
• Detail orientation and follow up skills to both trust and verify team outcomes.
• Develop, assess, adhere to completion of personnel, departmental, and company goals.
• Participate in and provide timely responses to all internal and external audits

What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role

Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree. Relevant work experience will be considered in place of a bachelor’s degree.
• Able to manage up, down and across organizations, clients and/or functions.
• Strong in managing z/OS, ISV & Subsystem Upgrades via Traditional & Modern Approach
• Experienced in diverse mainframe technical environments.  Experienced in one or more mainframe infrastructure, hardware, system programming technologies. Alternative experiences must include high learning agility to acquire mainframe technology knowledge and apply previous experiences to achieve operational outcomes.
• Possess communication skills to appropriately lead at the client/team/Business unit levels.
• Experienced leading complex projects and programs.
• Microsoft Office skills including Microsoft Project

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in one or more areas of mainframe discipline.
• ITIL or ITSM oversight or expertise in Release, Change and CMDB
• Installation knowledge of ISV SW and IBM Operating systems
• Knowledge of SMP/E or maintenance routines if applicable
• Knowledge in z/OSMF, Python & zOAU.
• Knowledge system IPL processes
• Framework experience in NIST, COBIT, ITIL, ValIT and or similar
• Project management methodology experience in PMI-ACP, PMP, PRINCE or PMBOK
• Lean Six Sigma for Managers

Why Ensono?

Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.   

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices. 

Some of our benefits include: 

• Unlimited Paid Days Off  

• Three health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield  

• 401k with company match  

• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts  

• Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, and Sabbatical Leave 

• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding 

• Enhanced fertility coverage 

• Wellness program  

• Flexible work schedule  

• Depending on location, ability to take advantage of fitness centers 

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $173,000 to $295,725 annually based on a full-time schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program. 

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.  

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website.  

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