Senior Mainframe Lead - COBOL, DB2, CICS | Onsite

SFE; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Mainframe Lead to guide the design, development, maintenance, and modernization of enterprise mainframe applications on IBM z/OS.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate expert COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS and VSAM skills, plus proven leadership in production support, architecture collaboration, and coordinating offshore teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high‑performing solutions.

Qualifications

• Lead the analysis, design, development, testing, and support of mainframe applications on IBM z/OS.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Coordinate and guide offshore team; review deliverables and drive production implementations.

Responsibilities

• Present weekly status reports and milestone updates.
• Track issues and provide mitigation plans; own the deliverables.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

CICS

VSAM

IBM z/OS

Technical leadership

Job description

SFE in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Mainframe Lead to guide the design, development, maintenance, and modernization of enterprise mainframe applications on IBM z/OS.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate expert COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS and VSAM skills, plus proven leadership in production support, architecture collaboration, and coordinating offshore teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high‑performing solutions.