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Mainframe Cybersecurity Software Engineer
Technical LinkPlano, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 17 Jul 2026
Quick Overview
Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior
Job Description
Full Time
Job Title: Mainframe Cybersecurity Software Engineer
Location: Plano, TX (100% Onsite)
Experience: 12+ years
Overview
Our client is looking for a senior Mainframe Cybersecurity Software Engineer to help maintain and modernize a flagship enterprise software product. This role focuses on improving security, developing new features, troubleshooting customer issues, and working with both legacy mainframe and modern distributed technologies.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise software applications.
- Improve the security of the platform using secure coding best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.
- Work closely with engineering, product management, and customers.
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor within the team.
Required Skills
- 12+ years of software development experience.
- Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Strong programming experience in at least two of the following:
- IBM Assembler
- COBOL
- PL/I
- C
- C++
- Java
- .NET
- Experience working with IBM z/OS (mainframe) and Windows/Linux/Unix environments.
- Knowledge of secure coding, cybersecurity principles, encryption, access controls, and authentication.
- Experience with mainframe security tools such as RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret.
- Understanding of APIs, databases, client/server architecture, and object-oriented programming.
Preferred Skills
- z/OS components such as CICS, IMS, DB2, ISPF, WebSphere Liberty, and Language Environment (LE).
- Network protocols such as TCP/IP or IBM MQ.
- Experience with penetration testing and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with modern technologies including Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Jenkins, Ansible, Oracle, SQL Server, and Cloud Native architectures.
- Previous experience with CA Gen / COOL:Gen (Gen) is a strong plus.
Skills
Docker
Oracle
SQL
SQL Server
Spring
Spring Boot
Encryption
TCP/IP
Ansible
COBOL
C++
Java
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Penetration Testing
Python
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