Job Description
We are hiring multiple Senior Mainframe Developers to join a newly funded initiative supporting Global Wealth & Investment Management platforms. These roles are part of a strategic buildout focused on maintaining and evolving core mainframe applications as legacy experts transition out of the organization.
You’ll be responsible for hands-on development, production support, and technical leadership across a portfolio of high-impact applications. This includes incident management, root cause analysis, operational readiness, and coordination with global teams. Candidates must bring deep COBOL expertise and a proactive mindset to drive resolution and knowledge transfer.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide hands-on development and support across COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS DB/DC, MQ Series, and Easytrieve
• Lead troubleshooting, escalation management, and root cause analysis for complex production issues
• Support operational readiness, monitoring, analytics, and governance across 100+ applications (with focus on 6 critical systems)
• Facilitate meetings, moderate technical discussions, and coordinate with offshore/onshore teams
• Participate in 24x7 incident and problem management rotation
• Contribute to change configuration management and associate support
• Mentor junior associates and contribute to SME-level knowledge development
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks, escalate issues, and drive resolution
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Required Skills & Experience
• 5+ years of hands-on COBOL development experience
• Strong command of JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS DB/DC, MQ Series, Easytrieve
• Experience with IBM tools: Endeavor, File Manager, Fault Analyzer
• Proven success in production support, incident management, and SLA-driven environments
• Ability to lead triage efforts and resolve “production down” situations
• Excellent problem-solving skills and entrepreneurial attitude
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience coordinating across global teams and delegating work effectively
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Exposure to REXX scripting
• Experience in banking or financial services environments
• Familiarity with IBM utilities and mainframe architecture
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and L3 application support standards
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.