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# Mainframe Sr Developer

- **Company:** Capgemini
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $139,992.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Software Debugging, Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframes, Performance Tuning, Sql Optimization, Servicenow
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=97ac2ea2baaaa12e

## About the Role

6 to 8 years of strong hands on experience in COBOL DB2 JCL and CICS
Proven expertise in end to end production support complex abend analysis and root cause resolution
Deep understanding of zOS architecture DB2 performance tuning advanced SQL and debugging
Strong experience working with ServiceNow and leading incident problem management efforts
ITIL certification required or strongly preferred
Extensive experience in 24/7 production support environments including primary on call ownership
Willingness to lead and support afterhours critical production issues
Strong financial services insurance domain experience preferred

## Description

Lead design development and support of complex mainframe applications
Act as SME for production issues driving root cause analysis and permanent fixes
Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance
Partner with business architecture QA and infrastructure teams
Ensure adherence to client security audit and governance policies
Proactively identify stability performance and process improvement opportunities
Provide clear communication to senior stakeholders and client leadership


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