Mainframe COBOL Engineer

Position: Mainframe technical expertise

Location : Raleigh, NC 27617

Contract duration: 12+ months

Must-Have Skills:

• IBM Mainframe technologies (z/OS, JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM)
• Production Support and Incident Management
• Mainframe Application Analysis and Troubleshooting
• Batch Monitoring and Scheduling
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Problem Management
• ServiceNow or equivalent ticketing tools
• Strong stakeholder communication and client-facing experience
• Knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Mainframe modernization initiatives
• AFS/Banking or Financial Services domain experience
• Control-M or other scheduling tools

Detailed Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Analyst to join the Digital Growth (DG) Program in an onsite client-facing role. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing, supporting, and enhancing critical Mainframe applications while serving as a key liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and production support teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve Mainframe application issues.
• Support production operations and ensure system stability and performance.
• Perform impact analysis for enhancements, defects, and change requests.
• Collaborate with business users and technical teams to gather and clarify requirements.
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive permanent resolutions to recurring issues.
• Participate in release planning, testing support, and implementation activities.
• Monitor batch processing activities and resolve job failures as needed.
• Maintain project and operational documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
• Provide regular status updates to client and leadership teams.

Minimum Experience:- 8-10 Years

Preferred Domain Experience:

• Banking and Financial Services
• Application Maintenance and Enhancement Projects
• Large Enterprise Support Environments

Interview Process (Is face to face required?) Yes

Thanks & Regards,

Shivanshi Srivastava

Sr Associate – Talent Acquisition

KAnand Corporation

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