Sr. Mainframe Developer, Ohio

Title: Sr. Mainframe Developer

Duration: Initial through January 2026 with strongly likelihood to extend for another year

Location: Remote, but must be located in MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, or KY

Must Have:

Strong experience with Cobol, JCL, VSAM

Must have experience with DB2 databases

Experience with CICS

Any experience integrating legacy, COBOL, Application with Cloud services is a big plus but not required

Job Description

Take your mainframe expertise to the next level while working on exciting, high-impact projects that bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern, cloud-driven solutions. Play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the core systems that power our business while having the opportunity to innovate and make a lasting impact.

Modernize & Innovate: Work on optimizing and modernizing our critical legacy mainframe systems, driving innovation and improving system performance to meet the needs of the future.

Collaborate: Partner with a talented team of developers, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

Problem-Solve: Dive into complex technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and provide robust, sustainable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Maintain & Improve: Ensure the ongoing stability and performance of our core systems, leveraging your deep understanding of COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and other mainframe technologies.

Bridge Old and New: Assist with integrating mainframe systems with modern technologies like cloud services and data analytics platforms that we are looking to leverage.

Mentor: Share your wealth of knowledge with junior team members, providing guidance and training to help them grow.

Proven Expertise:

Strong background in mainframe technologies, including COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM/DB2, and online applications with at least 5+ years of hands-on development experience

Modern Mindset: While you're an expert in legacy systems, you're also excited by the challenge of integrating them into modern infrastructure and eager to learn about new technologies.

Problem Solver: You thrive in situations that require creative solutions and have a natural ability to think critically under pressure.

Team Player: You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and are a strong communicator who can translate technical jargon into clear, actionable plans.

Adaptability: You are comfortable working in a rapidly evolving environment, managing both legacy technologies and cutting-edge digital transformations.

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of hands-on mainframe applications experience working with COBOL, JCL, VSAM

Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with DB2 and CICS required

Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in development project life cycle activities and maintenance projects.

Experience working on web based applications

Proven experience creating and deploying stored procedures in DB2 (required)

In-depth Systems Analysis experience required (required)

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills (required)

Strong written and verbal communication skills (required)

May need to work some on-call hours to support application/production (hours will be adjusted so rule out overtime).

Ability to work within a diverse, co-located, multi-cultural and multiple stakeholder environment.