Mainframe Storage Manager

This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration. This role could be considered for remote work.

At M&T Tech, we’re a team of makers, doers, and builders, working to create the most advanced technology solutions in banking.  We’re not your stereotypical suit and tie bankers: we’re an innovative team of leading tech experts, pushing boundaries, and taking risks.  We’re building an agile team of the most skilled and creative workers to solve complex problems, architect solutions, write high-performance software, and chart our new path, all to make the lives of our customers, and the communities that we serve, better.  Join us and be part of something new as we build tomorrow’s bank, today.

The Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Operations Team engineers and supports all the foundational technology used across M&T Bank.  We support two Data Centers, 15,000 Distributed platforms, 24 Mainframe Regions, a secure and reliable Network connecting all the technology across the bank footprint and process approximately 635,000 automated jobs per month.  In addition to that foundational technology level, we own the operational support processes, monitoring and command center that provide a unified, well-managed technology response when issues arise.    We deliver innovative, and compelling technology solutions, in partnership with our line of business CIOs, to enhance the internal customer experience that enables our business partners to deliver.

Lead Mainframe Engineer

The Lead Mainframe Engineer provides leadership to the mainframe storage and automation team and serves as a hands-on technical resource responsible for the daily operations.  In this role you will be responsible for providing leadership, support, design, installation, configuration, maintenance and testing of IBM-based mainframe hardware, operating systems, systems application software, storage, and systems utilities.  You will lead the implementation of changes, resolving incidents and satisfy service requests for mainframe systems and services. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and peer mentor to others on the team.

Education and Experience Required:

• A combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ engineering and/or architecture experience and 3 years leadership experience

• Must have experience as a manager, team leader or senior role.

• Expertise with core IBM mainframe technologies including but not limited to z/OS, CICS, Storage, DB2, SDSF, JES2, VTAM, ISPF, JCL, VSAM utilities, assembler, ACF2, SQL, CLIST, REXX, COBOL, MQ, SMPE, SMTP, DB2 utilities, mainframe monitors, JCL checker.

• Experience in IBM based mainframe storage solutions

• Experience in mainframe automation

• Experience in code debugging, troubleshooting and triage

• Experience in writing/reviewing scripting and light coding for automation routines or storage routines

• Experience in batch and real-time mainframe processing methodologies.

• Expertise with core inter-networking concepts to include TCP/IP, VTAM, routing, firewalls, DNS, SSL, HTTP/HTTPS and encryption technologies.

• Expertise with middleware and data applications such as z/OS Connect, CICS, DB2, MQ or other associated technologies.

• Experience encouraging teamwork and serving as role model when leading and directing others

• Understanding of technical, business and operational impacts of a project or problem

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of DevSecOps best practices.

• Expertise with GDPS, OPS/MVS and IBM System Automation

• Experience with CA1/TMS, CA Disk, View/Deliver, IBM DS8K Storage Array system

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 10 years’ technology management or large program leadership experience

• Extensive application and product knowledge experience with skills, application(s) and functions of technology area led

• Subject Matter Expert understanding of applications supported with an advanced knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications

• Understanding of multiple business area’s functions

• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities

• Experience with skills, application(s) and functions of technology area

• Good understanding of the Bank’s application framework

• Aware of the Bank’s business plan and strategic objectives with ability to shape direction

• Self-motivated and able to motivate others

• Understanding business(es) supported and its’ terminology

We support our team members with generous benefits. 

• Competitive compensation 

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits 

• 401(k) match at 5% 

• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements 

• Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays  

• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year 

• Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview 

About M&T

M&T Bank is a Top 20 US bank holding company and one of the best performing and financial stable regional banks in the country, we offer our technology employees a wide range of performance-based career development opportunities. We have a strong commitment to our customers and the communities we serve, and we continue to grow with a focus on the future. So, when looking to advance your career, look to M&T. Grow with us.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $110,635.01 - $184,391.68 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation. The range listed above corresponds to our national pay range for this role. The specific pay range applicable to you may vary based on your location.

LocationClanton, Alabama, United States of America Apply