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Sr. Mainframe Engineer

System One
  • Merrifield, Virginia
  • Remote
    30+ days ago
    System One

    Job Description

    Job Title: Sr. Mainframe Engineer
    Location: Remote
    Pay Rate: Open to Both W2 and established 1099 options
    Position Type: Multiyear Contract

    We are looking for senior mainframe engineers with 10-15 years of experience ideally in banking. Candidates must have extensive MS Excel experience for balancing and reconciliation (no advanced scripting required). Candidates must live in the US and have at least 3 years of experience working in the US.


    Primary Responsibilities:
    • Balancing work (core focus)
    • Manual tracking and reconciliation
    • Updating and reapplying existing user/vendor code (minimal new development)
    • Testing and validation
    Key Skill Requirements & Flexibility
    Core Technical Skills
    • COBOL / Mainframe programming (10-15 years)
    • JCL
    • Mainframe tools:
      • CA7
      • ADR/DSU (backups)
      • IBM mainframe utilities
    • CICS: preferred (3–5+ years)
    • ChangeMan: preferred, not required
    Experience Level
    • Target: 10-15 years
    Easytrieve
    • Required, but flexible (3-5 years)
    MS Excel (Critical Skill)
    • Essential for balancing and reconciliation
    • No advanced scripting required
    Must be comfortable with:
    • Referencing multiple workbooks
    • Linking external files
    • Using formulas for reconciliation
    • Key tool for modernizing and supporting mainframe output balancing
    Banking/Regulatory Experience
    • Banking experience: strongly preferred
    • Regulatory experience: acceptable
    FIS / Systematics
    • Highly desired but will train for the right candidate
    Additional / Transferable Skills
    • Global experience acceptable
    • Java: nice-to-have

    System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

    System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

    Ref: #851-Rockville-S1


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMerrifield, Virginia (
    Remote
    )
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Websitehttps://systemone.com

    About Company

    Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives. 

    Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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