z/OS Developer

Job Title: z/OS Developer

Location: 100% REMOTE

Salary/Payrate: $90K-$135K W2 annually or an hourly rate of $53/HR to $80/HR 1099,

Work Environment: Remote

Term: Contract to Hire (Potential to convert to full-time after 6-months)

Bachelor’s degree required: No

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Our federal client is looking to hire (4) 100% remote z/OS Developers. Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in exploring this role. The position is on a contract to hire basis and will pay an hourly rate of $53 - $80/HR 1099, dependent on experience. We also offer the option of $90K to $135K W2, with full benefits and PTO.

***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days***

Required:

5+ years of hands-on experience with COBOL programming on IBM z/OS.

Proficiency in JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS, and CICS.

Experience in mainframe migration projects or modernization initiatives is preferred.

Familiarity with mainframe communication tools such as CICS and mainframe security protocols, including RACF.

Technical Skills

Must be proficient in JCL, COBOL, VSAM, and CICS.

Strong knowledge of batch processing and online transaction processing.

Must have experience with IBM utilities, TSO/ISPF, and Abend-AID.

Experience with Control-D, Control-M, File-AID

Knowledge of best practices in mainframe migration planning, including risk assessment and resource management.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Effective verbal and written communication skills, especially for collaborating on mainframe integration with Java developers and migration planning.

Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a focus on quality and attention to detail.

Preferred:

Experience with DevOps practices on mainframes, including tools like Jenkins and Git.

Prior experience with performance tuning on mainframe systems

Prior experience with ServiceNow