Senior Mainframe Technical Lead

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Mainframe Technical Lead Architect with 17 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise-scale Mainframe applications. The candidate will provide technical leadership, drive solution architecture, engage directly with client stakeholders, and lead global delivery teams. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in the Insurance, Financial Services, or Banking domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Mainframe development, enhancement, modernization, and support initiatives.
• Define technical architecture and solution design for enterprise mainframe applications.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and client leadership teams to understand business requirements and propose solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development and support teams.
• Drive application performance optimization, capacity planning, and scalability improvements.
• Lead code reviews, design reviews, and ensure adherence to development standards.
• Manage complex production incidents, root cause analysis, and preventive actions.
• Support migration and modernization initiatives involving Mainframe integration with distributed systems and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with Agile teams for sprint planning, estimations, and delivery execution.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Prepare technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and executive-level status reports.
• Coordinate with offshore and onsite teams to ensure seamless project execution.

Skills

Primary Skills

• COBOL
• JCL
• DB2
• CICS
• VSAM
• IMS DB/DC
• Mainframe Utilities (SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IKJEFT01)
• Endeavor Changeman
• Control-M, CA7, TWS Scheduler
• CICS Web Services
• MQ Series
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Application Modernization
• Production Support
• Incident Management

Secondary Skills

• Mainframe Modernization Tools
• API Enablement for Legacy Applications
• Java Integration with Mainframe
• Microservices Exposure
• DevOps and CI/CD Concepts
• Cloud Integration (AWS, Azure)
• Insurance, Banking, Financial Services Domain
• Agile, SAFe Methodologies
• ITIL Framework

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Plan covering Medical, Dental, Vision
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, performance, and internal equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, job level, and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Other forms of compensation, such as an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive pay, or other forms of bonus or variable compensation, may also be provided.