About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide creative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

We are seeking Principal Mainframe Configuration Management and z/OS Systems Architect to lead architecture, design, standards, governance across IBM Z configuration management and z/OS systems programming. You will act as the design authority across IODF/HCD, sysplex, STP, PR/SM, z/OS base, SMP/E, WLM, JES2, USS, and system-level security, ensuring stability, compliance, resilience, and operational readiness. The role includes governing the Managed Service Provider, reviewing designs and changes,



setting engineering standards, validating deliverables, and driving quality across production, DR, and test settings. This is a mission-critical role supporting a regulated banking platform with a focus on availability, change control, audit readiness, and service resilience.

Key Skills and Expertise
Key skills include IODF, HCD, Parallel Sysplex, STP, PR/SM, z/OS, SMP/E, WLM, JES2, ACF2, RACF, USS, RMF, SMF, automation, change governance, MSP technical deliverables oversight, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities
Lead mainframe configuration and z/OS architecture across production, DR, and test estates.
Define standards for IODF/HCD, sysplex, STP, PR/SM, parmlib, proclib, and maintenance governance.
Serve as design authority for high-risk changes, upgrades, hardware and sofrware refreshes, and recovery testing.
Lead performance, resilience, configurat

📌 Principal, Infra Mainframe Bengaluru
🏢 Northern Trust
📍 Bengaluru