Mainframe Engineer

Jobtailor; Riverdale Park (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Maryland) seeks an experienced mainframe developer to design, code, test, and implement COBOL and CICS solutions. You will focus on batch processing, enhance existing programs, and ensure system stability by diagnosing and resolving issues in collaboration with operations and support teams.

You will modify JCL for scheduling, optimize performance, and partner with analysts, system administrators, and project managers to deliver reliable mainframe services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in mainframe development.
• Proficiency in COBOL, CICS, TSO, and JCL.
• Experience in batch job processing.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and implement mainframe-based solutions using COBOL and CICS.
• Maintain and enhance existing programs and batch job processes.
• Develop, modify, and manage JCL for batch job scheduling and execution.
• Diagnose and resolve system errors, job failures, and performance issues.
• Work closely with operations and support teams to ensure system stability.
• Review and optimize code for efficiency and performance improvements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including analysts, system administrators, and project managers.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

TSO

JCL

Batch Job Processing

Problem-Solving

Effective Communication

Tools

TSO

Job description

• Design, code, test, and implement mainframe-based solutions using COBOL and CICS
• Maintain and enhance existing programs and batch job processes
• Develop, modify, and manage JCL for batch job scheduling and execution
• Diagnose and resolve system errors, job failures, and performance issues
• Work closely with operations and support teams to ensure system stability
• Review and optimize code for efficiency and performance improvements
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including analysts, system administrators, and project managers

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in mainframe development
• Proficiency in COBOL, CICS, TSO, and JCL
• Demonstrated experience in batch job processing
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Core Competencies

Proficient in designing, coding, testing, and implementing mainframe solutions using COBOL and CICS, with a strong focus on batch job processing and system optimization. Demonstrates effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure system stability and performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• COBOL
• CICS
• JCL
• Batch Job Processing
• Problem-Solving

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Mainframe Development
• COBOL
• CICS
• JCL
• Batch Job Processing
• System Debugging
• Code Optimization
• Performance Improvement
• Job Scheduling
• Error Diagnosis

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Team Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Mainframe Solutions
• System Stability
• Cross-Functional Teams
• Operations Support

Tools & Technologies

• TSO