Hiring: Lead Mainframe z/OS Db2 SRE Company: MetLife Location: Tampa, FL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 17:59:42 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Mainframe, z/OS, Db2, Site Reliability Engineering, SRE, Mainframe Modernization, Performance Tuning, Automation, CI/CD, DDL, DML, SMF, RMF, ITSM, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, BCP, SQL Optimization, Database Architecture Experience: - Extensive expertise in mainframe technologies with a proven history of leading complex, enterprise-wide mainframe modernization projects - Experience providing technical leadership and guidance to mainframe development, operations, and modernization teams - Proven experience resolving z/OS Db2 related incidents during troubleshooting - Experience collaborating with business stakeholders, application developers, and infrastructure teams to deliver innovative, cost-effective mainframe solutions - Experience evaluating emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and modernization of mainframe platforms Required Skills: - Strong expertise in z/OS Db2 subsystems and database performance tuning - Ability to architect, design, and implement mainframe solutions aligned with business goals and technology strategy - Proficiency in developing self-service on-demand automation for DDL and DML requests - Experience with CI/CD pipelines to deploy database changes - Ability to analyze SMF & RMF performance telemetry data and application traces to recommend SQL statement improvements and physical database design changes - Knowledge of establishing and enforcing best practices, standards, and architectural governance for mainframe environments - Experience developing and maintaining architectural documentation, roadmaps, and blueprints for mainframe systems - Familiarity with ITSM processes including Release/Change approvals and Incident/Problem resolution - Experience with automation of Mainframe resilience, BCP tests, and recovery of data from safeguarded copies - Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills Qualifications: - Highly skilled and forward-thinking individual with extensive mainframe expertise - Strategic vision for IT transformation - Proven leadership in mainframe modernization initiatives - Ability to bridge the gap between legacy system reliability and future-ready solutions - Strong understanding of high availability, security, and performance of z/OS Db2 subsystems and databases - Experience partnering with enterprise architects and technology leaders to define and implement enterprise-wide technology strategies Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!