Mainframe Developer

TalentOla; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentOla is seeking a skilled Mainframe Developer to join the team as a Delivery Project Lead. The candidate will leverage COBOL LE expertise to develop, maintain, and enhance mainframe applications across Life Insurance and Annuity domains, backed by 8–12 years in related roles.

The role involves leading client engagements, collaborating with stakeholders, and guiding onshore/offshore teams. You will drive design reviews, architecture decisions, and AI-assisted productivity improvements using

Qualifications

• 8+ years in development, maintenance and support of mainframe tech.
• Strong COBOL LE, DB2/SQL experience.
• Experience with policy administration systems in Life/Annuity domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple client engagements in Life Insurance and Annuity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design effective technical solutions.
• Participate in planning, estimation and solution architecture discussions.
• Provide design reviews and architecture recommendations.
• Ensure adherence to lifecycle methodologies and IT controls.
• Create high-level and low-level design documents.
• Provide technical leadership across onshore/offshore teams.
• Drive code quality through reviews and best practices.
• Identify opportunities for automation and AI-enhanced workflows.
• Stay current with industry trends in Life Insurance.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL LE

DB2/SQL

Git

API Design

Technical design docs

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Software delivery leadership

Education

BS/BA/MBA/MS

B.Tech or MCA

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Mainframe Developer to join our team as a Delivery Project Lead. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in COBOL LE and will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing mainframe applications. This role requires a deep understanding of mainframe technologies and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions that meet client needs. 8-12 years in a various roles associated to Software Coding, Maintenance & Support and Technical Documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support multiple client engagements within the Life Insurance and Annuity domain.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, business analysts, and development teams to analyze business requirements and design effective technical solutions.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and solution architecture discussions.
• Conduct design reviews and provide recommendations on application architecture, data flow, and system integration.
• Ensure adherence to Project Life Cycle Methodology, IT control policies, and corporate architecture standards.
• Prepare and maintain high-level and low-level technical design documents and specifications.
• Provide technical leadership to development and support teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Drive code quality through code reviews, best practices, and development standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and market developments related to Life Insurance and Annuity products.
• Must be able to understand and leverage latest AI capabilities via enterprise tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and in-house Models to gain operational efficiency and high throughput

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong experience in Life Insurance, Annuity products, and Policy Administration Systems.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in development, maintenance, and support projects involving Mainframe technologies, preferably COBOL, DB2/SQL, C#, and .NET. Framework
• Git and GitHub or any other Git Repository understanding
• API Design and Integration
• Technical Design Documentation
• Coding and Code Reviews
• GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
• Application Architecture and Solution Design
• Minimum 6+ years of experience working with SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of Policy Administration System architecture and design principles.
• Experience working directly with clients and managing technical delivery across distributed teams.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of version control tools like Git.
• Working knowledge and understanding of AI tools and features like Skills, custom Agents, Custom instructions, MCP, hooks etc. for operational excellence with judicious token utilization

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends in the Life Insurance and Annuity sector.
• Experience with automation initiatives and modern software development practices.
• Professional certifications in Life Insurance, such as LOMA, are highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities
• Self-motivated and results-oriented
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead and influence large cross-functional teams
• Strong Technical Curiosity does not have to be asked to show initiative and investigate to find the root problems and suggest resolutions
• Good communication skills
• Good analytical skills.
• Strong Team player & ability to build & sustain the team

Qualifications:

• BS/BA/MBA/MS graduate
• Bachelor's Degree in Technology (B.Tech) or
• Master's Degree in Computer Applications (MCA).