Mainframe Senior Architect – Performance & Capacity Management

Job Title: Mainframe Senior Architect - Performance & Capacity Management

Location: Remote, USA

Company Overview

Glint Tech Solutions is a women-owned, global IT staffing firm recruiting on behalf of a leading enterprise client for the role below.

Project Description

Seeking a Mainframe Senior Architect specializing in IBM mainframe performance and capacity management (~80% performance / 20% capacity planning) for a large IBM zEnterprise environment, covering z/OS performance, WLM, SMF/RMF analysis, Parallel Sysplex, and capacity forecasting/cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot z/OS performance (CPU, memory, storage, workload)
• Tune WLM policies; analyze SMF/RMF data for trends and bottlenecks
• Evaluate Db2, CICS, IMS, and MQ workload impact across multi-LPAR/Parallel Sysplex environments
• Forecast MIPS/MSU capacity; perform SCRT processing
• Build dashboards/reports via SAS/MXG, Excel, OMEGAMON, IntelliMagic, REXX, JCL
• Partner cross-functionally on findings; advise on cost optimization
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring

Mandatory Skills

• Extensive z/OS, WLM, SMF/RMF, Parallel Sysplex experience
• Strong REXX/JCL and SAS/MXG or OMEGAMON skills
• Db2/CICS/IMS/MQ performance knowledge
• MIPS/MSU forecasting and IBM software cost optimization understanding
• Advanced Excel and executive communication skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Grafana (highly desirable), ZPCR, Macro4 Freezeframe, BMC Thruput Manager, TADz, IntelliMagic
• SAS programming; executive dashboard experience
• Large-scale, highly transactional enterprise background

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field preferred, not required with strong relevant experience (note on profile if applicable).