Mainframe Support Engineer

Chicago, IL, United States (On-site) Contract (3 months 24 days) Published 2 hours ago stakeholder management technical documentation root cause analysis performance tuning Production Operations Troubleshooting & Debugging programming languages agile methodology We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Professional to join our onsite team and support critical enterprise applications running on IBM Mainframe platforms. The candidate should possess strong development, maintenance, support, and troubleshooting skills across core mainframe technologies and work closely with business, operations, and distributed application teams. Primary Skills (Must Have): Experience: 5+ Years Candidates must have strong hands-on experience in: IBM Mainframe (z/OS) COBOL / Enterprise COBOL JCL (Job Control Language) VSAM DB2 for z/OS CICS TSO/ISPF SDSF Endevor, Changeman, or similar source control tools Batch Processing and Job Scheduling Production Support and Incident Management Debugging and Performance Tuning of Mainframe Applications Application Maintenance, Enhancement, and Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) SDLC and Agile methodologies Key Responsibilities: Analyze, design, develop, test, and deploy Mainframe applications. Perform coding and enhancements using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS. Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions. Work on batch job monitoring and scheduling activities. Coordinate with business stakeholders for requirement clarification. Conduct impact analysis for application changes. Support system integration and user acceptance testing. Prepare technical documentation and knowledge transfer artifacts. Ensure adherence to coding standards and operational procedures. The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $35.83/hour - $55.98/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.