Remote Mainframe Engineer: COBOL/CICS/DB2 Expert

Ensono; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 97,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options

401k with company match

Dental, vision, disability, life and A

AD&D coverage

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. You will work remotely across the United States, guiding junior team members and leading technical initiatives in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM.

The role emphasizes incident resolution, performance tuning, and collaboration with DevOps practices, with opportunities to document processes and improve service delivery in a fast-paced managed service environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in mainframe application development, support and maintenance.
• Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM; SDLC methodologies and version control tools.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM.
• Experience with enterprise-level ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Service Manager) and operational workflows.
• Work on waterfall and agile projects; handle incidents, service requests and change requests.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and resolution for complex applications and integration.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of Mainframe applications and database queries.
• Develop technical documentation for business and support teams.
• Understand functional and technical requirements and provide implementation/change options.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

JCL

DB2

VSAM

SDLC

Version control

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Job description

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. You will work remotely across the United States, guiding junior team members and leading technical initiatives in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM.

The role emphasizes incident resolution, performance tuning, and collaboration with DevOps practices, with opportunities to document processes and improve service delivery in a fast-paced managed service environment.