Mainframe Architect / Lead Engineer - Debit Card
Heitmeyer Consulting
Buffalo, United States of America
21 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Buffalo, United States of America
Tech stack
Automation of Tests
Batch Processing
COBOL
Job Control Language (JCL)
Mainframes
Ansible
SONAR (Symantec)
Virtual Storage Access Methods
Gitlab
Job description
- Develop, maintain, and optimize mainframe batch programs supporting debit card processing
- Provide architectural leadership while actively contributing to development
- Lead delivery for the mainframe workstream by:
- Organizing tasks and priorities across teams
- Driving execution and progress
- Ensuring alignment with program timelines
- Design and enhance batch processing workflows, improving stability in areas lacking maturity
- Work on Visa-related processing components, leveraging domain expertise to accelerate delivery and reduce risk
- Produce high-quality technical and design documentation
- Support testing, validation, and issue resolution throughout the lifecycle
Requirements
- Strong mainframe development background (COBOL, JCL, VSAM, utilities)
- Proven experience as a hands-on technical leader (not just architecture, but active development)
- Deep batch processing expertise
- Experience with distributed tools and environments (GitLab, Sonar, automated testing, Ansible, etc.)
- Direct experience with:
- Debit card processing systems
- Visa processing ecosystem
- Strong documentation discipline and comfort working within structured testing workflows