Remote Mainframe Engineer – COBOL/CICS Expert

Eliassen Group; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Engineer to design, develop, test, configure, and support mainframe environments for a financial services client. The role drives uptime, capacity planning, and performance analysis while coordinating cross-functional migrations and agile delivery.

Remote work options apply; candidates should have extensive mainframe experience and skills in COBOL, CICS, SAS, MQ, and TSO. Competitive W2 benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with AmTrust accounting system.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience with 20+ years of experience.
• Expert knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware.
• Strong knowledge of TSO and mainframe technology.
• Experience with COBOL, CICS, SAS, and MQ.
• Background in Wealth and Asset Management.
• Knowledge of functional software design and development best practices.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of software development methodologies.
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mainframe subject matter expert.
• Coordinate cross-department mainframe application migrations.
• Establish and publish mainframe language and tool roadmaps.
• Support agile delivery and test-driven development.
• Maintain documentation for complex systems and audits.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

SAS

MQ

Git

GitHub

TSO

Mainframe Architecture

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience

Tools

AmTrust accounting system

Mainframe operating systems

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Engineer to design, develop, test, configure, and support mainframe environments for a financial services client. The role drives uptime, capacity planning, and performance analysis while coordinating cross-functional migrations and agile delivery.

Remote work options apply; candidates should have extensive mainframe experience and skills in COBOL, CICS, SAS, MQ, and TSO. Competitive W2 benefits are offered.