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Niche mainframe skills and seniority lower applicant pool, but well-known services employer increases competition.
Mainframe COBOL/JCL/VSAM expertise is highly domain-specific and not easily transferable.
Explicit 8–12 years and mandatory COBOL/JCL/Endevor experience create strong filtering.
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Manage end-to-end delivery and enhancements of IBM mainframe applications using Cobol, JCL, and VSAM to ensure stable and efficient business processing.
Coordinate hybrid model development teams for planning, estimation, execution, and quality assurance of mainframe changes aligned with scope and schedule.
Oversee design, review, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives on Cobol programs, JCL streams, Endevor workflows, and VSAM dataset structures to improve performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
8 to 12 years of hands-on experience in IBM mainframe environments with expertise in Cobol programming, JCL creation, and VSAM file management.
Proven experience with IBM mainframe utilities and Endevor or similar configuration management tools for controlled code promotion and releases.
Strong understanding of batch scheduling, dependency management, error handling, and secure coding within large mainframe landscapes.
Work Experience Required: 8-12 years in IBM mainframe roles explicitly mentioned. Notice period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Experienced leader capable of managing hybrid onsite and remote teams with strong coordination skills across diverse stakeholders including engineers, analysts, and client partners.
Deep technical expertise in performance analysis, resiliency improvements, and modernization opportunities for Cobol applications and mainframe processes.
Proactive in continuous improvement, knowledgeable with secure coding, regulatory standards, and fostering knowledge sharing and mentoring in a collaborative environment.