Mainframe Engineer (COBOL/CICS)
Role: Mainframe Engineer
Location: Remote
Interview Process: IKM Technical Screening + Client Interview
Proper Job Description (JD)
Overview
Client is seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer to support critical applications within the Mutual Funds and Trade Settlements platforms. This role focuses on maintenance, enhancement, and production support of legacy mainframe systems while the organization continues incremental modernization efforts.
The engineer will work in a pure mainframe environment, primarily supporting CICS-based applications along with COBOL batch processing components.
The ideal candidate must be highly independent, capable of analyzing complex legacy codebases, troubleshooting production issues, and delivering enhancements without heavy supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and understand existing COBOL mainframe codebases
- Perform development, enhancement, and debugging of mainframe applications
- Support CICS transaction processing systems
- Develop and maintain COBOL batch programs
- Write and maintain JCL jobs
- Work with DB2 databases
- Provide production support and issue resolution
- Investigate and troubleshoot trade settlement and mutual fund processing issues
- Work with Control-M job scheduling
- Participate in testing, deployment, and system integration
Required Technical Skills
Core Mainframe Technologies
Additional Tools / Environment
- Control-M (batch scheduling)
- Mainframe debugging & code analysis
- Batch processing systems
- Production support experience
Domain Experience (Strong Preference)
Candidates with experience in:
- Financial Services
- Brokerage platforms
- Mutual Funds systems
- Trade Settlement processing
- FIBSI (Financial Industry Business Solutions Interface)
This background helps candidates understand transaction processing and regulatory workflows in brokerage environments.
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