Apply for the Principal Systems Engineer – Mainframe (Remote) job opening.Principal Systems Engineer – Mainframe (Remote)

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 33334BR
Department: Publix Technology
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Date Posted: Jun 11, 2025

$132 - 198k

Remote

Full Time - Regular

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Description

Publix can offer virtual employment for this position in the following states: FL, GA, AL, TN, SC, NC, VA, KY.

Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide innovative, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels – summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you are interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure – we have a career path for you! See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a constant on Fortune Magazine’s Best Companies to Work list.

Join the Host Engineering team as a Principal Systems Engineer – Mainframe. This team is responsible for playing a key role in supporting enterprise system software that runs our mainframe platform.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead system software upgrades
• Primarily responsible for CICS Transaction Server and related products (perform upgrades, configuration, troubleshooting and administration tasks)
• Serve as Engineer for other system software products (i.e., CA-Broadcom products, such as OPS/MVS Automation, CA View/Deliver, CA Sysview, etc.)
• Work with RACF Security Engineer to secure assigned software products
• Assist with overall system performance monitoring/tuning
• Assist application teams with problem resolution

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience as a Mainframe Systems Engineer
• Ability to perform IBM ServerPac or z/OSMF upgrades of major subsystems in a z/OS environment
• 6+ years of experience using IBM SMP/E to install and upgrade IBM and ISV products in a z/OS environment
• Expert level knowledge of configuring/administrating and supporting CICS Transaction Server
• Expert level understanding and experience with IBM z/OS, JCL, and Utilities

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Preferred Qualifications

• Installation and customization experience with Broadcom-CA products, such as OPS/MVS Automation, CA Gen, CA View/Deliver, CA DADS, etc.
• Experience supporting MacKinney products such as Xray, Track, Batch to CICS, etc.
• Experience supporting ASG/Rocket TMON
• Detailed understanding of RACF security and certificates
• Experience supporting DB2 system needs (memory management, performance monitoring/tuning, etc.)
• Ability to perform dump analysis
• Knowledge in Assembler, CLIST and/or REXX

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Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
401(k) retirement savings plan
Group health, dental and vision plans
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***

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