Mainframe Support Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Mainframe Support

Job Details

Position: Mainframe Support Engineer

Location: Pittsburgh, PA OR Lake Mary, FL

Contract: 6+ months

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent
  2. 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting mainframe platforms (z/OS)
  • Proficiency with:
    JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX or CLIST scripting
    COBOL, DB2 Stored Procedure
    CICS support fundamentals
    DB2 data management
    SDSF for monitoring and diagnostics
    Experience with Git
  1. Strong troubleshooting skills and comfort working under pressure
  2. Excellent verbal and written communication; able to clearly document technical procedures
  3. Willingness to participate in a 247 on-call support rota
  4. Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.
  5. Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus.
  6. A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Experience with automation and DevOps practices on z/OS (Ansible, etc.)
  2. Familiarity with mainframe modernization or integration technologies (e.g., MQ, Java on z/OS)
  3. Prior exposure to ITIL incident, problem and change management processes
  4. Financial-services industry experience
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