Senior Mainframe Engineer

SOLVENTUM•Ottawa, CT

1d•Remote

About The Position

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for customers’ toughest challenges. We pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. As a Senior Mainframe Engineer, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. This role involves supporting the installation, configuration, management, and ongoing operation of software components across staging and production mainframe environments, including user support for loading regression files and testing components. You will also lead and manage relationships with mainframe vendors, support government-related work, develop and maintain CICS and batch caller applications, perform performance testing and tuning, and design, program, own, and support Java applications using industry-standard software engineering practices. Collaboration with technical writers to create and maintain install manuals and user guides is also a key part of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university AND Six (6) years of Experience in software development OR High School Diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start) and Ten (10) years in the years of experience in software development in lieu of the bachelor’s degree education requirement
Experience supporting and working within IBM’s mainframe environment
Five (5) years of mainframe administration experience
Ten (10) years of software engineering experience on the mainframe

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited institution, with five (5) years of professional experience in a private, public, government, or military environment
Experience maintaining mainframes, including installs, upgrades, patches, configuration, tuning, and mainframe/Unix partitioning
Experience with mainframe technologies including COBOL/VSAM, BAL (assembler), OS/JCL, CICS, TSO, MVS, SCLM source control; ability to program, run jobs, and debug COBOL, Java, runtime errors, and complications
Working knowledge of Java (OSGI bundle), object-oriented design and design patterns, and proficiency using IDEs such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, or Visual Studio for debugging, code completion, searching, and performance metrics
Proficiency with software configuration management and build automation (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Maven, Ant), familiarity with GitHub Copilot or other agentic AI tools, and working knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, MSSQL)
Experience with health information systems; familiarity with healthcare claims processing software and/or clinical classification methodologies preferred; familiarity with Agile Scrum, ability to take initiative, work in a team environment, and communicate clearly and effectively with customers

Responsibilities

Support the installation, configuration, management, and ongoing operation of software components across staging and production mainframe environments, including user support for loading regression files and testing components.
Lead and manage relationships with mainframe vendors related to upgrades, maintenance windows, and downtime, while supporting government-related work that requires timely, deliberate, and detail-oriented delivery.
Develop, maintain, and support CICS and batch caller applications for software components, including troubleshooting and debugging issues in collaboration with downstream teams and clients.
Perform performance testing and tuning of components to optimize processing speed and memory usage in alignment with company and client requirements.
Design, program, own, and support Java applications using industry-standard software engineering practices and collaborate with technical writers to create and maintain install manuals and user guides for mainframe-based software components.