Director, Mainframe Systems Programming

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Job description

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

Role Summary

The Director of Mainframe Systems Programs is mission focused to deliver client outcomes. This role will oversee a broad range of delivery projects to fulfill the client expectations for hardware and software Lifecycle Management. This individual will be responsible for managing the teams that administer multiple Mainframes running on z/OS systems, using various technologies like Console/Batch Monitoring, Scheduling, DB2, IMS, CICS, Storage, etc.

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

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

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

An engaged and motivated leader, 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.

What You Will Do:

• 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

• 12+ 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.

• Experienced in diverse mainframe technical environments. Experienced in one or more mainframe infrastructure, hardware, system programming technologies and/or application development. 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

• Background in financial/banking industry

• Knowledge in one or more areas of mainframe discipline.

• ITIL or ITSM oversight or expertise in Release, Change and CMDB

• Knowledge system IPL processes

• Knowledge of ISPF/TSO

• Project management methodology experience in PMI-ACP, PMP, PRINCE or PMBOK

• Unlimited Paid Days Off

• Three health plan options through UMR

• 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

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