Remote Mainframe Engineer: COBOL, CICS & DevOps

Ensono; Little Rock (AR); 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 andAD

Family Forming Benefit

Paid childbearing and paternal leave

Education Reimbursement/Student Loan/

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. The role emphasizes COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM expertise, with leadership responsibilities and a focus on enterprise operations.

You will work remotely within the United States, participate in both waterfall and agile projects, and collaborate with junior team members while ensuring performance and reliability.

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; version control tools.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2 and VSAM.
• Support enterprise ticketing workflows and handle incidents, service requests and changes.
• Lead with technical guidance, troubleshoot complex issues and optimize performance.
• Create technical docs for knowledge bases and SOPs.
• Align implementations with functional and technical requirements.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL

CICS

JCL

DB2

VSAM

SDLC

Version control

Soft skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Service Manager

Job description

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. The role emphasizes COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM expertise, with leadership responsibilities and a focus on enterprise operations.

You will work remotely within the United States, participate in both waterfall and agile projects, and collaborate with junior team members while ensuring performance and reliability.