How youll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The Systems Engineer serves as a liaison between Delta and 3rd party suppliers, requiring some high-level technical understanding of IT compute, storage, network, etc. Delta has two primary out-sourced vendors supporting the z/OS and z/TPF platforms but has multi-tiered applications that span multiple data centers. This position is more of a process leadership role,

rather than a “hands on” technical role.

Oversee the IT processes supporting the infrastructure and application systems
Coordinate between internal and external teams to facilitate the maintenance, support and project work associated with Delta’s IT platforms.
Ability to work with multiple IT processes including but not limited to; change control, incident management, problem management, project management, etc.
Analyze requests for completeness and clarity
Open Service Now requests as need
Coordinate resources for validations as required
Collaborate with impacted teams via meetings and written communications.
Ability to hold 3rd party vendors accountable
Provides on-call support to restore production services during incidents

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

Competitive salary, industry-leading proﬁt sharing program, and performance incentives
401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9
New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period

10 paid holidays per calendar year

Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
Comprehensive health beneﬁts including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance beneﬁts
Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

6 + years of experience required as a mainframe z/OS systems programmer
Strong leadership and communication skills
Ability to work with 3rd party suppliers
Engagement owner to drive tasks and issues to resolution
Self-motivated Ability to keep others accountable and on task

Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.

Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.

Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

Prefer certification in ITIL V4 Foundations

Senior Systems Engineer, Infrastructure

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