Senior Mainframe Engineer

About the role

The Senior Mainframe Developer will play a crucial role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining enterprise COBOL applications on IBM Mainframe platforms. They will also be responsible for analyzing business and technical requirements to deliver scalable, reliable solutions, troubleshooting production issues, and providing ongoing application support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise COBOL applications on IBM Mainframe platforms
• Develop and enhance batch and online transaction processing systems
• Analyze business and technical requirements to deliver scalable, reliable solutions
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide ongoing application support
• Optimize application performance and improve system stability
• Contribute to code reviews and adhere to development best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Support modernization initiatives and integration with newer technologies while maintaining critical legacy systems
• Create and maintain technical documentation

Requirements

• 8+ years of IBM Mainframe development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale production applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance (BFSI) industry
• Knowledge of financial transaction processing systems
• Experience with IBM z/OS
• Familiarity with tools such as File-AID, Abend-AID, Expeditor, Endevor, or Changeman
• Experience integrating mainframe applications with distributed systems or APIs
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies
• Experience supporting modernization or digital transformation initiatives