Mainframe Software Engineer

 Important Notes:
W2 Candidates Only
or (PR)
No Sponsorship Available
No C2C / No Third-Party Submissions

About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Software Engineer with strong COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL expertise to support enterprise-level applications. This role involves production support, development, impact analysis, and stakeholder coordination across global teams.

This is a hands-on technical role requiring strong debugging skills, performance tuning experience, and deep understanding of mainframe technologies.

Key Responsibilities
Analyze production incidents and perform root cause analysis
Translate business requirements into technical design
Design, code, unit test, and support mainframe applications
Provide L2/L3 production support and defect resolution
Develop and modify COBOL programs
Work with DB2, VSAM, and sequential files
Write and optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures
Prepare runbooks and manage release deployments
Coordinate with offshore teams and stakeholders
Lead daily scrum discussions and status reporting

Required Skills (Must Have):
6+ years of hands-on Mainframe Development experience
Strong expertise in COBOL programming
Solid experience in JCL development
Hands-on experience with CICS (OLTP environments)
Strong working knowledge of DB2
Experience with VSAM and sequential file processing
Proven experience in Production Support and debugging
Strong expertise in Abend analysis and resolution
Experience in performance tuning and optimization
Strong SQL skills including complex queries and stored procedures