Remote Mainframe Engineer: Lead COBOL & CICS Solutions

Ensono; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 97,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. The role requires 3–5 years of focused experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM, and involves guiding junior staff.

The ideal candidate will participate in incidents, service requests, and change requests, while practicing DevOps and modern enterprise workflows. Remote work options are available in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Extensive experience in mainframe application development, support and maintenance.
• Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM; strong SDLC knowledge; experience with version control tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and resolve complex issues in mainframe environments.
• Lead and guide junior team members on mainframe projects.
• Contribute to performance tuning and optimization of mainframe apps and DB queries.
• Develop technical documentation for knowledge base and SOPs.
• Understand requirements and propose implementation/change options aligned with business needs.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

CICS

DB2

VSAM

SDLC

Version control

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT

Tools

ServiceNow

Service Manager

Job description

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. The role requires 3–5 years of focused experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM, and involves guiding junior staff.

The ideal candidate will participate in incidents, service requests, and change requests, while practicing DevOps and modern enterprise workflows. Remote work options are available in the United States.