Remote Lead CA Gen Engineer – Mainframe Modernization

EPAM Systems, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

LinkedIn Learning

Remote Work

Employee Discounts

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior or Lead Engineer with deep CA Gen expertise to join a large-scale mainframe modernization effort. You will translate deep model and COBOL knowledge into detailed specifications to drive forward-engineering of modern replacement systems in a fully remote role.

You will analyze CA Gen models, design migration approaches, support reverse-engineering, and collaborate with architects to preserve business logic while migrating to modern platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CA Gen experience including runtime framework and model internals.
• 5+ years of COBOL development experience and strong CA Gen-generated COBOL knowledge.
• Experience in mainframe modernization or migration projects.
• Ability to translate legacy logic into clear, detailed specifications for modern replacements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with legacy codebases.
• Excellent cross-functional communication for collaboration with architects and developers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze CA Gen models, runtime framework, and generated COBOL to understand legacy logic.
• Create detailed technical specifications to support forward-engineering of replacements.
• Collaborate to design migration approaches from CA Gen/mainframe to modern platforms.
• Support reverse-engineering efforts, preserving business logic and rules.
• Partner with architects and developers to align legacy behavior with new design.
• Identify risks and gaps in CA Gen models during modernization.
• Document legacy architecture, data flows, and dependencies.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions to transfer CA Gen/COBOL expertise.

Skills

CA Gen expertise

COBOL development

Mainframe modernization

Requirements translation

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CA Gen runtime framework

COBOL codebase

CICS

Db2

VSAM

IMS DBF

Java

C#

AWS

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior or Lead Engineer with deep CA Gen expertise to join a large-scale mainframe modernization effort. You will translate deep model and COBOL knowledge into detailed specifications to drive forward-engineering of modern replacement systems in a fully remote role.

You will analyze CA Gen models, design migration approaches, support reverse-engineering, and collaborate with architects to preserve business logic while migrating to modern platforms.