Senior Mainframe Engineer — COBOL/CICS Expert

SFE; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer/Developer to develop, enhance, test, debug, and support enterprise mainframe applications in NJ. The role requires hands-on COBOL/Mainframe development and strong CICS/DB2/VSAM/MQ/JCL skills, plus experience with Endeavor Software Manager, File-AID, and job schedulers.

Responsibilities include code analysis, troubleshooting, production support, and promoting code across environments, with collaboration across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of COBOL/Mainframe development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, MQ, and JCL.
• Experience with Endeavor Software Manager, File-AID, DB2 utilities, job schedulers, and debugging tools.
• Perform code analysis, troubleshooting, production support, and issue resolution.
• Support code promotion across development, testing, and production environments.
• Experience with SFTP/AWX; CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing is preferred.
• Java/Angular and CICS administration knowledge are a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, test, debug, and support enterprise mainframe applications.
• Perform code analysis, troubleshooting, production support, and issue resolution.
• Support code promotion across development, testing, and production environments.
• Work with SFTP/AWX and related tools as part of mainframe processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure reliable mainframe services.

Skills

COBOL/Mainframe development

CICS

DB2

VSAM

MQ

JCL

Endeavor Software Manager

File-AID

DB2 utilities

Job schedulers

Debugging tools

SFTP/AWX

CICS administration

Java/Angular

Communication skills

Tools

Endeavor Software Manager

File-AID

DB2 utilities

Job schedulers

Debugging tools

Job description

SFE is seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer/Developer to develop, enhance, test, debug, and support enterprise mainframe applications in NJ. The role requires hands-on COBOL/Mainframe development and strong CICS/DB2/VSAM/MQ/JCL skills, plus experience with Endeavor Software Manager, File-AID, and job schedulers.

Responsibilities include code analysis, troubleshooting, production support, and promoting code across environments, with collaboration across stakeholders.