Mainframe SME: Hogan to Pismo Migration (Onsite, Charlotte)

HPTech Inc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

HPTech Inc is seeking a Mainframe Technical Specialist to act as SME for Hogan core banking systems in Charlotte, onsite. You will reverse-engineer legacy modules, translate embedded business logic into modern specifications, and support migration to the Pismo platform.

You will design data extraction and integration interfaces using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM and MQ, enabling dual-write, rollback, and validation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years with Hogan core banking platform
• Strong COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, MQ proficiency
• Experience in legacy system analysis and reverse engineering

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer Hogan modules including IDS, CIS, PEP, ULS, DDA, and rail components
• Analyze and document business rules embedded in COBOL programs
• Design and build data extraction and integration interfaces using VSAM, DB2, MQ
• Enable dual-write mechanisms, rollback strategies, and legacy-side validation during migration
• Support legacy system stabilization and change control processes in production
• Collaborate with architecture and development teams to replicate behavior in Pismo and participate in decommissioning legacy functionalities

Skills

COBOL

JCL

CICS

DB2

VSAM

MQ

Legacy reverse engineering

Core banking modernization

Production change management

Documentation

Tools

CA Endevor

Changeman

Pismo platform

Job description

HPTech Inc is seeking a Mainframe Technical Specialist to act as SME for Hogan core banking systems in Charlotte, onsite. You will reverse-engineer legacy modules, translate embedded business logic into modern specifications, and support migration to the Pismo platform.

You will design data extraction and integration interfaces using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM and MQ, enabling dual-write, rollback, and validation.