Lead Mainframe CICS SRE

About the RoleJob Title: Lead Mainframe CICS SRE Duration- Fulltime Permanent Location: (Cary, NC Onsite From Day 1)ResponsibilitiesLead the architecture, design and implementation of mainframe solutions aligned to business and technology strategy.Provide technical leadership to mainframe development, operations and modernization teams.Partner with business, application and infrastructure stakeholders to define requirements and deliver cost-effective solutions.Establish mainframe intake and change processes for new workloads and tune CICS, MQ and z/OS Connect services.Review CICS/MQ and z/OS Connect telemetry and traces to improve availability, security and performance.Troubleshoot and resolve CICS/MQ incidents; participate in release, change, incident and problem-management processes.Create and maintain architecture standards, roadmaps, blueprints and governance.Evaluate emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement and modernization.Lead cross-functional teams and multiple complex initiatives.Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, application teams, infrastructure teams and enterprise architects.Apply strategic thinking, analytical problem solving, stakeholder management and architectural governance.Required SkillsIBM z/OS, COBOL, CICS, z/OS Connect and IBM MQCICS/MQ and z/OS Connect performance tuning, telemetry and trace analysisMainframe modernization, integration and migrationMainframe intake, change, release, incident and problem managementCloud integration, Linux, OpenShift, DevOps and automation using Red Hat Ansible for IBM Z, Ansible and PythonHigh availability, security, scalability and hybrid architecturePreferred SkillsFinancial services or insurance industry experience preferred.Relevant IBM System Architect or TOGAF certification preferred.