Senior Remote Mainframe Engineer (Contract)

Eliassen Group; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with match

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Engineer remote role. The candidate will design, develop, test, configure, and support mainframe systems, aligning with AGILE delivery and cross-department migrations to ensure operational availability. Role requires strong mainframe knowledge and stakeholder collaboration.

The position offers a W2 hourly rate and benefits package; travel is not emphasized. Applicants should meet the listed experience and education requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with AmTrust accounting system.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience.
• Expert knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware.
• Strong knowledge of TSO and mainframe technology.
• Experience with COBOL, CICS, SAS, and MQ.
• Background in Wealth and Asset Management.
• Knowledge of software design and development best practices.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of software development methodologies.
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mainframe subject matter expert.
• Coordinate cross-department mainframe migration projects.
• Establish, document, and publish mainframe language and tool roadmaps.
• Lead agile ceremonies on an AI-enabled squad.
• Drive architecture of solutions across multiple services and applications.
• Develop code meeting quality standards and practice test-driven development.
• Mentor developers and enforce coding standards.
• Automate processes to achieve operational excellence.
• Partner with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement.

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Engineer remote role. The candidate will design, develop, test, configure, and support mainframe systems, aligning with AGILE delivery and cross-department migrations to ensure operational availability. Role requires strong mainframe knowledge and stakeholder collaboration.

The position offers a W2 hourly rate and benefits package; travel is not emphasized. Applicants should meet the listed experience and education requirements.