Mainframe Consultant

Position: Mainframe Consultant Location: Mclean, VA (Onsite) Duration: Fulltime Salary: $140k - $170k / Year + BenefitsKey Responsibilities: Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and solution designs. Develop, enhance, and maintain COBOL programs (batch and/or online). Create and modify JCL jobs, procedures, and utilities to support batch processing. Perform unit testing, support system/integration testing, and participate in implementation activities. Troubleshoot and resolve batch failures/job abends, performance issues, and production incidents within SLAs. Work with datasets and file processing involving VSAM and sequential files. Interact with DBAs/Support teams for DB2 (or other databases) access, SQL tuning, and issue resolution. Utilize scheduling and monitoring tools such as Control-M/CA7 (as applicable). Ensure adherence to coding standards, documentation practices, and change management proc Requirements: Strong hands-on experience in COBOL (preferably Enterprise COBOL / VS COBOL II) Strong hands-on experience in JCL Mainframe environment expertise: z/OS, TSO/ISPF File handling knowledge: VSAM, sequential files, SORT utilities (e.g., Syncsort/DFSORT) Solid debugging and incident resolution skills for batch processing and abends Good understanding of SDLC (Waterfall/Agile) and production support processes Nice to Have: DB2 (SQL, SPUFI/QMF, stored procedures exposure is a plus) Online processing exposure: CICS (preferred), IMS (plus) Tools: File-Aid, Abend-AID, Expeditor/IBM Debugger Version/Change management: Endevor, Changeman, PANVALET Scheduling: Control-M or CA7 Mainframe modernization exposure (e.g., Micro Focus, migration, refactoring) is a plus Banking domain experience (cards, loans, payments, deposits) preferred Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.

Created: 2026-03-10