Lead Mainframe Engineer - COBOL/CICS/DB2 + Agile

NLB Services; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NLB Services is seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer to design, develop, and lead stock plan services applications on IBM Z/OS within an Agile environment. The role emphasizes architecture leadership, performance tuning, and on-site/on-call SME responsibilities.

The candidate will own end-to-end SDLC, collaborate across business, QA and management, and drive on-time, on-budget delivery while mentoring team members in a hybrid Boston environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mainframe development/leadership in brokerage/stock-plan systems.
• Strong hands-on COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ, SQL skills.
• Experience in Agile teams with end-to-end SDLC ownership.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements, design, develop, test and support stock plan/brokerage mainframe apps.
• Lead technical design, architecture, and implementation for scalable solutions.
• Tune performance and plan capacity using specialized tools.
• Provide on-site/on-call SME support and ensure QA readiness.
• Collaborate with business, QA and management; mentor team and lead Agile ceremonies.
• Own project planning, scheduling, risk assessment, and on-time delivery.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

VSAM

MQ

SQL

Agile

SDLC ownership

Performance tuning

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT/IS/Math/Physics

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Strobe

iStrobe

Platinum Detector

Job description

NLB Services is seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer to design, develop, and lead stock plan services applications on IBM Z/OS within an Agile environment. The role emphasizes architecture leadership, performance tuning, and on-site/on-call SME responsibilities.

The candidate will own end-to-end SDLC, collaborate across business, QA and management, and drive on-time, on-budget delivery while mentoring team members in a hybrid Boston environment.