Systems Engineer

Job Title: Mainframe Engineer Location: 100% Remote Duration: 8+ Months Contract with possible Extension Key Responsibilities Utilize the software development lifecycle to implement technology solutions that create and enhance applications. Inspect, analyze, and translate functional and non-functional requirements into technical design, application code, and configuration parameters. Produce design specifications, including screen layouts, graphical user interfaces, and printed outputs developed for self and others. Convert technical design and specifications into functioning components through the development of application code and configuration. Provide technical on-call support as defined within team and role expectations. Create and execute unit tests to ensure issues are proactively identified within the software development lifecycle. Analyze code to identify causes of errors and defects. Remediate known errors within development and production support contexts. Review application code for self and others. Define, support, and enforce code standards and guidelines relevant to the applications and technologies being supported. Estimate and size work based upon high-level requirements. Continuously improve applications and processes with a focus on quality, efficiency, and user experience. Expectation is to be proficient in at least two and ideally three programming languages (e.g. COBOL, Java) and develop or maintain at least three application. Work autonomously, providing technical supervision to peers while demonstrating appreciable business knowledge within the general financial services and marketing domains. Strive to influence the team to generate support to achieve desired business outcomes. Required Qualifications Extensive hands-on expertise in Developing, maintaining, and supporting mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL and DB2. Analyzing business requirements, design technical solutions, performance tuning, system optimization, and documentation. Collaborating with cross-functional teams & troubleshoot/resolve technical issues in a timely manner. Perform complex system enhancements ensuring data integrity, regulatory compliance, and system stability. Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills): Extensive Experience working with : COBOL, DB2, CICS, TSO, Expediter , Abend-AID , JCL Strong understanding of batch and online processing in enterprise environments. Strong ability to analyze and resolve complex issues independently. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.