Mainframe Developer IV

Title: Mainframe Developer IV

Remote US

Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary

The Mainframe Engineer is responsible for the design, development, testing, configuration, contingency planning, and technical support of mainframe technologies. This role manages the full product lifecycle to ensure operational availability, analyzes capacity and performance data, and fulfills engineering responsibilities related to mainframe languages, software change management solutions, and development and productivity tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Mainframe Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing deep technical guidance and support.
• Participate in infrastructure planning, offering insights into the current and future direction of mainframe technologies.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of current and emerging infrastructure and its impact across the organization.
• Establish, maintain, document, and publish mainframe language standards, development tool strategies, and technology roadmaps.
• Coordinate and support cross-departmental projects, including mainframe application migrations.
• Demonstrate broad technical knowledge across multiple technologies or deep expertise in a specific mainframe technology and its dependencies.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, quickly learning and applying new concepts.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, external customers, vendors, and industry peers.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of complex technical systems to support effective operational handover.
• Lead and support implementation efforts, including:
• Analyzing vendor proposals
• Evaluating build vs. buy decisions
• Developing end-to-end project plans and identifying critical paths
• Coordinating vendors and resources
• Building, executing, and validating test plans
• Tracking and reporting on project progress

Required Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience across multiple disciplines within the mainframe domain.
• Proven application design and development expertise in mainframe environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware.