Mainframe Engineer

Eliassen Group; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

Sick time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Engineer to design, develop, test, and support mainframe technology across projects. The role requires strong leadership on architectural directions, roadmaps, and cross-department migrations within a remote, contract framework.

The candidate will act as a mainframe SME, collaborate in agile squads, and drive implementation from concept through testing and delivery, maintaining high standards of code quality and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with AmTrust accounting system.
• Expert knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware.
• Strong knowledge of TSO and mainframe technology.
• Experience with COBOL, CICS, SAS, and MQ.
• Background in Wealth and Asset Management.
• Knowledge of functional software design and development best practices.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of software development methodologies.
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mainframe subject matter expert.
• Coordinate cross-department mainframe migrations.
• Establish, document, and publish mainframe language and roadmaps.
• Lead implementation efforts, plan projects, coordinate vendors, build and conduct tests.
• Design and implement new features while improving product and application quality.
• Mentor developers, create and enforce standards, review code.
• Automate processes and write maintainable, testable code.
• Support agile delivery and participate in agile ceremonies.
• Drive service improvement with operations teams.
• Remain current on IT trends and assist with problem resolution for end users.

Skills

Mainframe expertise

COBOL

CICS

SAS

MQ

Git/GitHub

Problem solving

Communication skills

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

TSO

GitHub tooling

Job description

Mainframe Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -092026-108735

Date Posted: 09/22/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/gZ2EcF

Description

Remote

Our client seeks a Mainframe Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, configuring, contingency planning, and providing technical support for mainframe technology. The role manages product lifecycles to assure operational availability, gathers data, and analyzes capacity and performance. The engineer will act as a mainframe SME, establish and publish language and development tool roadmaps, coordinate cross-department mainframe application migrations, and support agile delivery while modeling software development best practices.

Rate: $65.00 to $75.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Serve as mainframe subject matter expert.
• Participate in infrastructure planning and provide insight into future technology directions.
• Maintain thorough understanding of current and future infrastructure.
• Establish, document, and publish mainframe language and development tool directions and roadmaps.
• Coordinate cross-department projects involving mainframe application migrations.
• Demonstrate broad technical knowledge across multiple technologies or deep expertise in one technology and its impacts.
• Maintain awareness of industry developments and quickly apply new concepts.
• Build productive networks with internal and external customers, vendors, and industry peers.
• Ensure proper documentation of complex technical systems for effective operational handover.
• Lead implementation efforts, analyze vendor proposals, evaluate build versus buy, plan projects, establish critical paths, coordinate vendors, build and conduct tests, and track progress.
• Design and implement new features while improving product and application quality.
• Create and execute long-term vision of technical products and applications.
• Act as a technical expert and developer on an agile squad and participate in agile ceremonies.
• Drive architecture of solutions across multiple services and applications.
• Develop software that meets code quality standards and metrics and practice test-driven development.
• Guide communities of practice by mentoring developers, creating and enforcing standards, reviewing code, and sharing knowledge.
• Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and writing maintainable, supportable, and testable code.
• Partner with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement.
• Remain current on IT trends for the practice area and assist with problem resolution for end users and customers.
• Create and update operations procedures for routine management processes and maintain controls and documentation for audit compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with AmTrust accounting system.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience with 20+ years of experience.
• Expert knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware.
• Strong knowledge of TSO and mainframe technology.
• Experience with COBOL, CICS, SAS, and MQ.
• Background in Wealth and Asset Management.
• Knowledge of functional software design and development best practices.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of software development methodologies.
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.