Mainframe Engineer

Ampcus, Inc; Irving (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Mainframe Engineer for a remote healthcare domain project on a 6-month contract. You will analyze requirements and design robust COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS solutions while aligning with Agile practices.

Expect 5–7 years of mainframe experience, strong debugging, and ability to work in a fast-changing environment with cross-functional collaboration. Remote work and rotating shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with JCL, COBOL.
• 5 years of experience with DB2, SQL.
• 5-7 years of experience with CICS, API.
• 3 years of experience in REXX.
• 2 years experience with BI Tools (Tableau) or Power BI.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum and Kanban principles.
• Knowledge of Airflow and TWSd batch jobs is required.
• Manage code migration through the various stages for the release.
• Flexible working in different shifts and ability to take the on-call responsibility in rotation.

Responsibilities

• Solid understanding of software engineering processes: Design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile and dev-ops.
• Analyze business requirements to develop database solutions for Health Care and Reporting systems.
• Provide support for Service Availability, Stability & application performance.
• Resolve production issues by code debugging, analyze logs, perform reverse engineering to find the root cause and suggest permanent fix within SLA (Service Level Agreement).
• Available for production deployments/troubleshooting during off hours/weekends.

Tools

JCL

COBOL

DB2

SQL

CICS

API

REXX

BI Tools (Tableau/Power BI)

Airflow

TWSd batch jobs

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Code migration

On-call rotation

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Domain

Healthcare Domain

Location

Remote

Hire Type

Contract: 6 Months

Responsibilities

• Solid understanding of software engineering processes: Design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile and dev-ops.
• Analyze business requirements to develop database solutions for Health Care and Reporting systems.
• Provide support for Service Availability, Stability & application performance.
• Resolve production issues by code debugging, analyze logs, perform reverse engineering to find the root cause and suggest permanent fix within SLA (Service Level Agreement).
• Available for production deployments/troubleshooting during off hours/weekends.

Must Have Skills

• 4-6 Years experience in Mainframe technologies (FSE).
• 5 years of experience with JCL, COBOL.
• 5 years of experience with DB2, SQL.
• 5-7 years of experience with CICS, API.
• 3 Years of experience in REXX.
• 2 Years experience with BI Tools (Tableau) or Power BI.
• Strong experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirements.
• Proven track record of building relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum and Kanban principles.
• Knowledge of Airflow and TWSd batch jobs is required.
• Manage code migration through the various stages for the release.
• Flexible working in different shifts and ability to take the on-call responsibility in rotation.

Nice To Have Skills

• Exposure to Python.
• Experience in the healthcare industry.
• Experience with Rally/Agile tools.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.