Overview
On Site
$55 - $60
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)
Skills
CICS
COBOL
Change Management
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
IBM DB2
IBM IMS
JCL
Knowledge Sharing
Leadership
Legacy Systems
Mainframe
Management
Mentorship
Migration
Production Support
Regulatory Compliance
Software Design
Technical Direction
z/OS
Job Details
Job Description:
- We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Lead to oversee mainframe development, maintenance, and operations. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in mainframe systems (z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, IMS-DB), strong leadership abilities, and the experience to mentor team members and manage projects. This role requires both hands-on technical work and coordination with cross-functional teams.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of mainframe developers and analysts in delivering complex enterprise solutions.
- Provide technical direction and architecture guidance for mainframe systems and applications.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance COBOL applications running on z/OS platforms.
- Review, optimize, and troubleshoot JCL, DB2, IMS-DB and CICS components.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across business and IT to gather requirements and ensure delivery meets business needs.
- Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and integration with other enterprise systems.
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and change management policies.
- Mentor junior team members and foster knowledge sharing.
- Provide production support for critical mainframe applications and ensure SLAs are met.
- Identify opportunities to modernize or integrate legacy systems with cloud or distributed systems.
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