Mainframe Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Mainframe
COBOL
Relational databases
DB2

Job Details

JOB INFORMATION
Role : Mainframe Engineer Location: Reston, VA - Only Eastern time zoon candidate Contract

Job Description Essential Skills:

  • A minimum of 8+ years of experience engineering exciting solutions
  • 6+ years of experience in developing applications using mainframe technologies
  • Hands-on experience on mainframe technologies such as:
  • COBOL, DB2, SAS, JCL, IMS, CICS, REXX, VSAM, z/OS, TSO, ISPF, SYNCSORT, Mainframe utilities, Jobtrac- job scheduler, ISPW- change management tool
  • Relational databases (Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
  • Good communication skills. The incumbent will be responsible for interfacing and influencing with the business lines as well as others across IT.
  • Willing to work in production support activities on rotation basis
  • Experienced in training junior staff and leading initiatives (Application Development and Production Support)
  • Mortgage industry experience
  • Experience in Mainframe integration with APIs, IT modernization efforts a plus
  • Encouraging a Continuous Exploration process and likes to take on challenges with calculated risk.
  • Passion for driving value to customers and excitement for modern delivery (CI/CD) process.
  • Ability to work quickly on delivery and able to apply risk-based approach to prioritize work
  • Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies, and identify process improvements and efficiencies opportunities
  • Good interpersonal, relationship building and team working skills
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various teams, both business and technical, to achieve goals.
  • Motivated to learn new technologies and identify process improvements and efficiencies.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Essential Qualification:

  • Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, or related IT field is a must

About Trident
Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.
Some of our recent awards include:
Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco
Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.
Received the TechServe Excellence award.
Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America
Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022
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