Remote Mainframe Engineer & Tech Lead

Ensono

Downers Grove (IL)

Remote

USD 97,000 - 115,000

Full time

36 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health plan options

401k match

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability coverage

Life insurance

AD&D coverage

FSA

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a skilled Mainframe Developer to support, maintain, and enhance critical mainframe applications. The role requires deep expertise in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and strong SDLC practices, along with experience in incident, service request and change request handling within agile and waterfall environments.

The ideal candidate will lead technical efforts, guide junior team members, and contribute to documentation.

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 and version control familiarity.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, and VSAM.
Experience with enterprise ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Service Manager) and workflows.
Handle Incidents, Service Requests and Change Requests in waterfall and agile projects.
Provide troubleshooting and resolution for complex applications and integrations.
Tune performance of Mainframe apps and database queries.
Create technical documentation for business and support teams.
Align implementations with functional and technical requirements.