Senior Mainframe Engineer — On-Site Woodlawn, MD

Global CI (Global Commerce & Information, Inc.); Milford Mill (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonus

Employee discounts

Job summary

Global CI, doing business as Global Commerce & Information, Inc., seeks an experienced mainframe developer specializing in COBOL, CICS, and DB2 on IBM z/OS. You will develop, maintain, and modernize legacy applications, create JCL for batch processing, and work with ISPF/TSO and mainframe utilities.

The role requires on-site work in Woodlawn, MD, and a public trust clearance. Ten-plus years of hands-on COBOL/IDMS/DB2 experience and familiarity with Endevor and job-scheduling tools are highly

Qualifications

• Eight to ten years of experience developing legacy applications on IBM z/OS.
• Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
• Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week
• Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain COBOL, REXX, JCL, CLIST, CICS, IDMS, and DB2 code and database structures in accordance with client standards and software engineering best practices.
• Use mainframe utilities and diagnostic tools, including SYNCSORT, File-AID, SuperC, Abend-AID, SPUFI, QMF, Xpediter, and InterTest.
• Perform unit testing and validate results against expected outcomes.
• Assess how database schema changes affect existing software components
• Diagnose and resolve application defects involving COBOL, CICS configurations, IDMS, DB2, business logic, and databases.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and implement modernized solutions for legacy applications using appropriate technologies and engineering practices.
• Create, update, and support JCL for reliable and efficient batch processing.
• Evaluate the effects of new operating systems and COBOL versions on the existing legacy application inventory.
• Collaborate with internal teams, client counterparts, and vendor teams. Provide technical guidance and help stakeholders achieve project and business objectives.
• Communicate status, risks, and technical information clearly to Client leads, client counterparts, teams, and vendors at the appropriate level of detail
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL

CICS

JCL

IDMS

DB2

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13+ years in lieu of degree

Tools

Endevor

ISPF

TSO

JES

z/OS

Control-M

Job description

Global CI, doing business as Global Commerce & Information, Inc., seeks an experienced mainframe developer specializing in COBOL, CICS, and DB2 on IBM z/OS. You will develop, maintain, and modernize legacy applications, create JCL for batch processing, and work with ISPF/TSO and mainframe utilities.

The role requires on-site work in Woodlawn, MD, and a public trust clearance. Ten-plus years of hands-on COBOL/IDMS/DB2 experience and familiarity with Endevor and job-scheduling tools are highly