Lead Mainframe Hardware Engineer

Responsibilities: Coordinate hardware installations, upgrades, migrations and decommissions, including site readiness, cabling, power, connectivity and change approvals Manage vendor teams, escalate issues, and hold vendors toSLAs Maintain stability, resiliency and SLA delivery across IBM Z, DASD, Tape, SAN/FICON fabric, replication, consoles and timing infrastructure Own end-to-end hardware lifecycle execution from demand planning to disposal Lead hardware evaluations for major refreshes covering engineering, security, capacity and installation planning Drive cyber recovery and security improvements, including patch deployment, privileged access, encryption and secure logging Keep environment audit-ready with accurate inventory, lifecycle evidence, change controls and secure data handling Expand automation via API-based management, orchestrated workflows and automated inventory reporting Lead the team’s AI adoption for hardware work such as certificate management, configuration analysis, patch assessment, change preparation, troubleshooting and audit evidence collection Develop the team and maintain technical leadership coverage across the hardware portfolio and transformation initiatives

Key requirements: Extensive mainframe hardware engineering experience in a large, regulated environment Strong knowledge of IBM Z, DASD, Tape, FICON/SAN, Replication and HMC/console infrastructure Proven track record leading complex installations, HCD, migrations and decommissions across multiple teams Experience managing major hardware vendors, SLAs and escalations Solid understanding of infrastructure security including encryption, privileged access and patch management Experience with change management, asset management and audits Strong communication skills with senior management and non-technical stakeholders Experience leading and developing technical staff strong communication leadership stakeholder management mainframe hardware engineering IBM Z platform DASD, Tape, FICON/SAN