Mainframe System Analyst

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Mainframe System Analyst for a 12+ month contract, fully remote in the United States.

You will analyze end-to-end interfaces, validate data mappings, and ensure accurate data flow across COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL environments. This role emphasizes independent verification, documentation of processes, and creation of reusable interface artifacts for Navy Federal reviews.

Qualifications

• Understand end-to-end interfaces, data flows, dependencies, batch processing, source/target systems.
• Perform field-level source-to-target mapping; validate element IDs, offsets, lengths, transformations.
• Independently verify information rather than simply copying existing documentation.
• Create clear, reusable interface documentation, mappings, processes, and diagrams for review.

Responsibilities

• Provide independently verified source-to-target mappings and interface inventories.
• Document data-flow, traceability, gaps, and open questions with supporting PBIs.
• Handover artifacts and walkthroughs for Navy Federal review against acceptance criteria.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

VSAM

Copybooks

Systematics RM

Systematics IM

Systematics IT

Systematics GN

Systematics ALS

Technical Analysis

Documentation & Mapping

Tools

None

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Mainframe System Analyst. This is a 12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in U.S(Remote).

Job ID:26-33361

Pay Range: $55 - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• For assigned interfaces, provide independently verified source-to-target mappings and an interface inventory covering relevant layouts, element IDs, offsets, lengths, transformations, schedules, dependencies, and owners/SMEs.
• For assigned analysis, provide applicable data-flow and process diagrams, batch/job/file traceability, investigation findings, documented gaps and open questions, and supporting PBIs or follow-up notes.
• Document source evidence and unresolved assumptions, address review comments, and hand over version-controlled artifacts and a walkthrough for Navy Federal review against the assigned work item's agreed acceptance criteria.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Technical Skills (Required)
• COBOL
• CICS
• DB2
• JCL
• VSAM
• Copybooks / File Layouts
• Systematics RM
• Systematics IM
• Systematics IT
• Systematics GN
• Systematics ALS
• Technical Analysis and Data Flow
• Understand end-to-end interfaces, data flows, dependencies, batch processing, source/target systems, and how applications exchange data.
• Perform field-level source-to-target mapping; validate element IDs, offsets, lengths, and transformations.
• Independently verify information rather than simply copying existing documentation.
• Troubleshooting and Traceability
• Trace processing and troubleshoot issues across platforms.
• Follow files, jobs, reports, and dependencies across systems.
• Identify business owners and subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Investigate unclear or obsolete processes and work through incomplete information.
• Documentation and Process Mapping
• Create clear, reusable interface documentation, mappings, process summaries, diagrams, PBIs, and supporting artifacts understandable to technical and business partners.

Our client is a leading IT Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.