Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Mainframe

USAA

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Antonio, TXPlano, TX
Salary
$114,080–$218,030 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
50 days ago
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$197,437 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About USAA

USAA (United Services Automobile Association) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 financial services company founded in 1922, dedicated to providing insurance, banking, and investment solutions exclusively to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families.

USAA currently has 74 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,080–$218,030 across 42 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Mainframe

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Mainframe joins the team to create, modify, maintain, and support infrastructure and integrated system components that enable IT Services. This role involves administering the IBM z/OS operating system across development, test, disaster recovery, and production environments. Key responsibilities include planning z/OS upgrades, managing capacity, performing incident troubleshooting, and implementing security controls. The engineer will develop automation using Assembler, REXX, Python, JCL, and Ansible while managing subsystems like JES2, USS, TSO/E, RACF, and SMP/E. The position requires designing scalable IT system infrastructure, performing root cause analysis, and maintaining disaster recovery readiness. The work focuses on balancing availability, security, and efficiency to provide optimized production services while managing emerging risks and technical debt within the mainframe platform.

What you'll do

  • Administer and maintain the IBM z/OS operating system and supporting software across all environments.
  • Plan, install, and configure z/OS upgrades, RSU maintenance, and SMP/E software deployments.
  • Implement security controls, vulnerability remediations, and compliance requirements for the mainframe platform.
  • Perform incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem management for infrastructure-related issues.
  • Develop and maintain automation using Assembler, REXX, Python, JCL, and Ansible.
  • Maintain disaster recovery readiness and support business continuity initiatives.
  • Design scalable IT system infrastructure and provide oversight for complex system change executions.
  • Mentor engineers on the design, development, and maintenance of mainframe systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
  • 6 years of infrastructure experience with a depth of technical understanding of mainframe infrastructure and z/OS.
  • 4 years of experience in creating, modifying, and maintaining infrastructure and individual system components.
  • Knowledge and proficiency in designing scalable IT system infrastructures, implementing system changes, or automating service delivery.
  • Demonstrated experience working with cloud technologies and tools.
  • Advanced business acumen in business operations, risk management, industry practices, and emerging trends.
  • Assembler Programming skills, including development, maintenance, and debugging of system-level components (preferred).
  • Extensive experience with SMP/E software, RACF security administration, and Dump Analysis and Debugging (preferred).

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