Overview
Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12-month
Skills
Video
Batch Processing
Mainframe
COBOL
JCL
VSAM
IBM DB2
z/OS
Oracle
Database
SQL
Migration
CA-7
BMC Control-M
Rexx
Fileaid
Abend-AID
IBM Spufi
QMF
Change Management
Changeman
Endevor
Operational Risk
Onboarding
Policy Administration
Reporting
Workflow
Communication
Collaboration
Accountability
Brokerage
Mutual Funds
Insurance
Financial Services
API
IBM WebSphere MQ
Ad Hoc Reporting
SQL Tuning
Optimization
Legacy Systems
Mentorship
Job Details
Role: Cobol Developer/Senior Mainframe Modernization Engineer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid Onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months
Intervview Mode: Video
What You'll Do
- Lead the modernization of legacy mainframe applications built on COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2, enabling integration with distributed platforms such as Oracle databases and API-based systems.
- Design and implement automation to eliminate high-risk, manual workflows, including client onboarding/offboarding, account merges, and data conversions.
- Partner closely with globally distributed teams, including India-based engineering groups, to drive execution and delivery.
- Take end-to-end ownership of deliverables-identify gaps, surface risks early, and proactively drive solutions to completion.
- Deeply learn and apply business logic related to cash sweeps, account structures, and client activity, using that knowledge to inform technical decisions.
- Improve batch processing, reporting, and conversion jobs through thoughtful optimization and automation.
Required Skills & Experience
- Mainframe Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and z/OS.
- Distributed Systems Exposure: Experience working with Oracle databases, SQL, and data synchronization or migration strategies.
- Tools & Utilities: Familiarity with CA-7, Control-M, REXX, FILEAID, AbendAid, SPUFI, QMF, and change management tools such as Changeman or Endeavor.
- Automation & Optimization: Proven ability to streamline batch, reporting, and conversion processes to reduce operational risk.
- Process Knowledge: Experience supporting conversions, client onboarding, policy administration, or reporting workflows.
- Communication & Ownership: Assertive, clear communicator with the ability to collaborate across geographies and take full accountability for outcomes.
Nice to Have
- Background in brokerage, mutual funds, insurance, or adjacent financial services environments.
- Experience with API development, MQ Series, or modern integration patterns.
- Knowledge of ad hoc reporting, SQL performance tuning, and batch job optimization.
Who You Are
- A modernization-focused engineer who thrives on transformation-not routine maintenance.
- Curious, creative, and open to rethinking how legacy systems can better serve the business.
- Comfortable leading initiatives, mentoring teammates, and influencing without authority.
- Confident owning difficult conversations and aligning technical solutions with business goals.
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