Remote Mainframe Engineer - z/OS & SMPE

Highmark Health; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

enGen is seeking a Mainframe Solutions Engineer to design, develop, and maintain z/OS-based systems, including SMP/E and COUPLING FACILITY, in a remote-based role.

Applicants must be US citizens, with 3+ years in core mainframe tasks and strong collaboration across IT, product, analytics, and business teams. The role emphasizes documentation, enterprise standards, and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required due to contractual/access requirements.
• 3+ years of experience in analysis, design, coding, testing and production support.
• Experience with mainframe topics (z/OS, SMP/E, COUPLING FACILITY) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, code, test and implement technical solutions with production support.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements.
• Monitor progress against schedule and report issues to leadership.
• Document processes and participate in reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Align designs with enterprise goals and standards.

Skills

Mainframe knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Problem solving

Documentation

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/CE or equivalent

Tools

z/OS

SMP/E

COUPLING FACILITY

Basic cloud concepts

Job description

enGen is seeking a Mainframe Solutions Engineer to design, develop, and maintain z/OS-based systems, including SMP/E and COUPLING FACILITY, in a remote-based role.

Applicants must be US citizens, with 3+ years in core mainframe tasks and strong collaboration across IT, product, analytics, and business teams. The role emphasizes documentation, enterprise standards, and scalable solutions.