Mainframe Developer Senior

Job Title: Mainframe Developer - Senior

Duration (Contract): 6 Months

Client Location: Dallas, TX

Location Preference: Onsite

Job Description:
As a Mainframe Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, modernizing, and supporting complex enterprise applications that integrate legacy mainframe systems with modern distributed platforms. This role focuses on application modernization, high-volume transaction processing, system integration, architecture design, and implementation of scalable software solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in mainframe technologies, financial transaction processing, and emerging AI tools to drive productivity and innovation across development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise software solutions supporting high-volume transaction processing environments.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to identify and execute application modernization opportunities.
• Design and develop integrations between legacy mainframe applications and distributed platforms.
• Contribute to architecture, solution design, and implementation of modernization strategies, including migration and refactoring initiatives.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend enhancements to improve performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain automated processes to improve operational efficiency and application support.
• Utilize AI-powered development tools and automation technologies to enhance productivity and delivery outcomes.
• Support real-time and batch processing systems while ensuring high-quality, reliable software performance.
• Mentor development teams by providing technical leadership, guidance, and knowledge sharing across mainframe and distributed technologies.
• Participate in code reviews, technical planning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards.

Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, DB2, Datacom, SQL, CICS, REXX, Easytrieve, and SORT utilities.
• 10+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in a lead or senior technical leadership role.
• Strong experience with messaging technologies such as IBM MQ and Kafka.
• Proven expertise in enterprise application architecture, solution design, and development of large-scale software systems.
• Extensive experience with legacy application modernization and integration between mainframe and distributed environments.
• Strong background supporting high-volume financial transaction processing and mission-critical business systems.
• Experience with development and support tools including Control-M, ChangeMan, FileAid, StarTool, STARBAT, Xpeditor, TOAD, and SPUFI.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools, AI agents, and modern development acceleration technologies to improve engineering productivity.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, mentoring, and leadership skills; exposure to cloud platforms, Java, Spring Boot, .NET, C#, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and distributed application technologies is highly preferred.

The hourly range for roles of this nature are $50.00 to $80.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry.

cyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.