Remote Senior Mainframe Technical Engineer

Bender Consulting Services, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bender Consulting Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Mainframe Technical Engineer to provide technical leadership for enterprise IBM z/OS mainframe systems.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize critical mainframe solutions, working across DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ while mentoring staff and collaborating with distributed teams. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, on-call readiness, and a commitment to security and high availability in a nationwide, fully remote setting in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• 10 years of experience working with IBM z/Series mainframe environments.
• Strong experience with z/OS systems programming, including SMP/E.
• Experience with DB2, IMS, and CICS.
• Experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting large-scale technical solutions.
• Strong technical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience leading technical projects or initiatives.
• Experience working in highly available production environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to participate in scheduled off-hours, weekend, and 24x7x365 on-call support.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, maintain, and support enterprise IBM z/OS mainframe solutions.
• Provide technical expertise across DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ, and related mainframe technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis to maintain system availability and performance.
• Support system monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and infrastructure improvements.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and 24x7x365 on-call support.
• Lead complex technical initiatives from analysis and design through implementation and production support.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, application, and business teams to develop solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Evaluate new technologies and identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, automation, and efficiency.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or technical issues, and communicate status and recommendations to leadership.
• Document technical solutions, processes, and procedures and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor associate and intermediate technical engineers and support the development of their technical skills.
• Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve software and systems issues.
• Communicate technical information and recommendations effectively with technical teams, leadership, and business stakeholders.

Skills

IBM z/OS

DB2

IMS

CICS

MQ

SMP/E

Root cause analysis

Production support

Disaster recovery planning

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

IBM Systems Automation

Mainframe monitoring tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

Bender Consulting Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Mainframe Technical Engineer to provide technical leadership for enterprise IBM z/OS mainframe systems.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize critical mainframe solutions, working across DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ while mentoring staff and collaborating with distributed teams. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, on-call readiness, and a commitment to security and high availability in a nationwide, fully remote setting in