Mainframe Technical Services Consultant - 26-01055
About The Position
We are seeking a highly experienced Mainframe Technical Services Consultant to provide hands-on technical expertise for the maintenance, enhancement, and support of enterprise mainframe applications . This role supports multiple system teams responsible for application enhancements, implementation of complex business requirements, and ensuring stable operations across integrated mainframe platforms. The consultant will be responsible for end-to-end SDLC execution , including analysis, coding, testing, and implementation. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, deep mainframe programming expertise, and proven experience working in large, highly integrated environments.
Requirements
- Core Mainframe Programming
- Advanced COBOL (z/OS) programming experience
- Strong JCL expertise for batch processing, optimization, and troubleshooting
- Proficiency with TSO/ISPF REXX scripting for automation and utilities
- DB2 for z/OS
- Strong SQL skills, stored procedures, and performance tuning
- CICS experience for online transaction processing (module-dependent)
- Extensive experience across the full SDLC in mainframe environments
- Expertise in: Unit Testing System & Integration Testing User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Experience with release planning, deployments, and documentation
- Ability to comply with enterprise development and quality standards
- Strong cross-system dependency and impact analysis skills
- Proven ability to troubleshoot: Batch failures Job abends Data integrity issues System integrations
- Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience supporting public sector or government systems
- Familiarity with civil service workflows, certification processes, or list management systems
- Experience working in highly regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Knowledge of Assembler (preferred but not required)
Responsibilities
- Analyze, design, code, test, and implement enhancements for critical mainframe processes
- Develop new system features supporting list management, certifications, and classification workflows
- Implement enhancements for multiple business categories and operational modules
- Review existing system architecture and recommend improvements to performance and usability
- Apply configuration changes and modify custom code as required
- Perform detailed impact analysis to identify dependencies and downstream effects
- Validate functional updates and assess development risks
- Participate in daily, weekly, and ad-hoc project meetings
- Provide ongoing production support and troubleshooting
- Partner with team leads to define priorities, sprint goals, and delivery milestones
- Align development efforts with organizational product roadmaps and strategic objectives
- Participate in weekly status reviews and progress reporting
- Support full testing lifecycle including unit, integration, and UAT testing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
