Mainframe Consultant (W2 Only)

The client is looking for an experienced Mainframe Developer with strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, SQL, and CA7/Tivoli, capable of developing, debugging, enhancing, and supporting legacy mainframe applications while integrating with modern technologies, working in Agile teams, and leveraging tools like JIRA, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, and AI-powered productivity solutions.

Job Title: Mainframe Consultant (W2 Only)

Location: Des Moines, IA (Hybrid: 3 days of office in a week)

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Qualifications:

Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience) and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience. Proven experience as an IT professional. Ability to obtain certification(s) in an IT related field is a plus. Basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products preferred. Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required. Proficiency with database applications, knowledge of mainframe, distributed and/or web programming language. Basic leadership and presentation skills required. Excellent time management skills preferred. Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality. Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow. Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both It and non-IT partners. Some travel may be required, including overnight stays. May be required to provide on-call support.

Responsibilities:

Independently conducts analysis and development, requirements, coding, automated testing, debugging, designing, documentation, quality assurance review, implementation and maintenance. Understand and make well-reasoned design decisions and trade-offs. Demonstrate independence working in more than one software development layer of the solution. Participate in technical design of features.

Must Have Mainframe skills:

COBOL

JCL

CICS

Batch

IMS

DB2

SQL

CA7/Tivoli

Other skills:

JIRA

Github

AI

Github Copilot

Rovo

Microsoft Copilot

Core Engineering Practices that stand-out:

Debugging & performance tuning on mainframe

Code migration, enhancement, and production support

Understanding of legacy system challenges

Experience integrating mainframe with cloud services

Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills

Nice to have knowledge:

Java

REST API

MQ

API gateways (Apigee)

Ability to bridge legacy and modern architectures

Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams