Overview
Hybrid
$70 - $80
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
Skills
COBOL
JCL
DB2 SQL
VSAM
z/OS
FILEAID
Easytrieve
SPUFI
QMF
Endevor
GitLab
Job Details
Role: Mainframe Developer & Support Engineer Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid Onsite required) Duration: Long-term Contract W2 Only
Job Description
Our client is seeking a highly adaptable Mainframe Developer & Support Engineer to support critical legacy systems, reverse-engineer existing code, and handle day-to-day production support activities. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, hands-on mainframe development experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced support environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily production support for mainframe applications
- Respond to user queries, incidents, and service requests
- Perform incident triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution
- Reverse engineer and decode existing COBOL/JCL programs to identify issues and enhancements
- Develop, modify, test, and deploy mainframe code (COBOL, JCL, DB2 SQL)
- Monitor systems during U.S. business hours
- Provide weekend deployment support as required
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document technical findings
- Automate manual tasks to improve operational efficiency
Required Technical Skills
- COBOL development (must be able to read and modify complex legacy code)
- JCL writing, debugging, and job flow analysis
- DB2 SQL query development, debugging, and performance tuning
- VSAM
- z/OS
- FILEAID
- Easytrieve
- SPUFI / QMF
- Endevor and/or GitLab for source control
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 3 6 years of mainframe development/support experience
- Strong adaptability and willingness to handle both support and development tasks
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Comfortable working in a hybrid model in Pittsburgh, PA
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities
Required Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, and DB2 SQL
- Ability to read, debug, modify, and reverse-engineer legacy mainframe code
- Familiar with VSAM, z/OS, FILEAID, Easytrieve, SPUFI/QMF
- Experience with Endevor / GitLab or similar version-control tools
Regards
Jitendra Kumar Shakya
Sr. Technical Recruiter
(Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Company)
Office :, Ext: 124
Email:
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