Senior Mainframe Engineer — COBOL, CICS & DB2

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Pennington, NJ seeks an experienced Mainframe Engineer with 7–15 years of IT experience, specializing in COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, and DB2. You will analyze requirements, develop and maintain mission-critical Mainframe applications, and support production issues in a regulated financial services environment.

The role requires strong DB2 programming, SQL optimization, and collaboration with analysts and developers across Agile and Waterfall projects.

Qualifications

• 7 to 15 years of IT experience with strong expertise in Mainframe technologies.
• Hands-on experience in Mainframe application development and support using COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, and DB2.
• Proven experience working in the Banking and Financial Services domain with an understanding of financial systems and processes.
• Analyze business requirements and develop, enhance, and maintain mission-critical Mainframe applications.
• Strong knowledge of DB2 database programming, SQL optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience in troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and providing timely resolutions.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions within project timelines.
• Participate in system integration, testing, deployment, and support activities while ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills with experience working in Agile and Waterfall environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and develop, enhance, and maintain mission-critical Mainframe applications.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions within project timelines.
• Participate in system integration, testing, deployment, and support activities while ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.

Skills

Mainframe

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

COBOL

JCL

CICS

VSAM

DB2

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Pennington, NJ seeks an experienced Mainframe Engineer with 7–15 years of IT experience, specializing in COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, and DB2. You will analyze requirements, develop and maintain mission-critical Mainframe applications, and support production issues in a regulated financial services environment.

The role requires strong DB2 programming, SQL optimization, and collaboration with analysts and developers across Agile and Waterfall projects.