Mainframe Engineer

Remote • Posted 6 hours ago • Updated 6 hours ago
Contract W2
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • mainframe
  • COBOL
  • DB2

Summary

Mainframe Engineer

Remote

6 month contract +

Current Initiative & Environment

  • The organization is actively modernizing a legacy mainframe environment while continuing to support critical production systems.
  • This is a pure mainframe engineering role not hybrid, not cloud, and not modernization-adjacent.
  • Work includes:
    • Production support ( keep the lights on )
    • Ongoing enhancements and incremental modernization

Technical Scope

This role requires strong handson engineering skills true coding, analysis, debugging, and enhancement work.

Core Technologies:

  • COBOL
  • JCL
  • DB2
  • CICS

Key Expectations:

  • Analyze and understand existing mainframe codebases
  • Independently deliver enhancements
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
  • Understand system behavior and interactions not just implement changes mechanically

Domain Expertise (Strong Preference)

  • Financial services or mutual funds experience is highly preferred
  • Familiarity financial transaction processing is a strong plus
  • Experience in regulated, highreliability environments will enable faster rampup

Role Summary

Client is seeking experienced Mainframe Engineers with strong Brokerage Services background to support critical enhancements and ongoing maintenance. The primary objectives include:

  • Performing comprehensive code analysis
  • Delivering application development and integration tied to industrymandated requirements
  • Supporting functionalities related to Trade Settlements and Mutual Fund processing
  • Providing expertlevel troubleshooting for brokerage transactions and data processing issues

Additional Details

  • Current environment includes both batch and CICS components
  • Work involves a mix of enhancements, maintenance, design, development, and testing
  • Automated job scheduling tools include ControlM
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 90941404
  • Position Id: 8908477
  • Posted 6 hours ago
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