Senior Practice Director, Mainframe Application Management

🕒 May 20

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Ensono

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

Consulting • Cloud Services • IT Services

Ensono is a managed service provider and expert technology advisor focused on enabling clients to navigate complex IT environments. Ensono offers services including mainframe-as-a-service, cloud migration, and IT infrastructure management, with a strong emphasis on modernizing legacy systems and optimizing IT operations. The company is recognized for its flexibility and allyship, providing businesses with the ability to adapt and evolve through solutions like Ensono Flex®. It specializes in both mainframe and cloud solutions, holding competency in AWS mainframe modernization and is a global Azure Expert MSP. Ensono acts as an ally, helping companies achieve better business outcomes through IT innovation and strategic technology advisement.

📋 Description

• The Practice Director of Mainframe Application Management is responsible for building, leading, and growing Ensono's mainframe application management practice. • Define and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for Ensono's mainframe application management practice, including integration of AI/ML capabilities on mainframe platforms. • Develop innovative service offerings that leverage AI for mainframe application optimization, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation. • Drive adoption of AIOps for mainframe management, including predictive monitoring, anomalous behavior detection, and intelligent incident remediation. • Build thought leadership around AI-enhanced mainframe modernization on the mainframe or in hybrid models through industry engagement, white papers, and analyst relations. • Identify emerging trends in AI, machine learning, and cognitive computing as applied to mainframe environments. • Establish best practices for integrating AI/ML models with mainframe applications and data platforms (z/OS, IBM Watson, IBM z16 AI accelerators).

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in mainframe application management with progressive leadership responsibility • 5+ years of experience in practice development, business development, or service portfolio management • Proven track record building and growing technology service practices or business units • Strong background managing large-scale mainframe environments (z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE) for enterprise clients • Experience with AI/ML initiatives on mainframe platforms or in hybrid mainframe-cloud architectures • Demonstrated success in client-facing roles with C-level engagement experience • Deep knowledge of mainframe application platforms, development tools, and deployment processes • Understanding of AI capabilities on IBM Z platforms including Telum AI accelerators, z/OS AI Toolkit, and IBM Watson integration • Strong understanding of mainframe schedulers (TWS, Control-M), code promotion tools, and application monitoring solutions • Experience with mainframe databases (DB2, IMS, VSAM) and data pipelines for AI/ML model consumption • Knowledge of AIOps platforms, intelligent automation tools, and AI-powered application performance management • Familiarity with Python, Java, or other AI framework languages running on z/OS • Knowledge of mainframe modernization patterns including cloud migration, containerization, API enablement, and AI-driven code transformation • Familiarity with DevOps, Agile, and ITIL methodologies applied to mainframe environments • Strategic thinking with ability to articulate vision for AI-enhanced mainframe application services • Strong business acumen with experience managing P&L and driving profitable growth • Ability to communicate complex AI concepts to technical and business audiences • Exceptional client relationship management and executive communication skills • Proven ability to build, inspire, and lead technical teams through transformation • Excellence in collaboration across sales, delivery, and operational teams • Strong presentation and storytelling skills for internal and external audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off • Three health plan options • 401k with company match • Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts • Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement • Paid childbearing and paternal leave • Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding • Sabbatical leave • Wellness program • Flexible work schedule