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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mainframe Engineer (Onsite Hybrid) - Merrimack, NH - **Company:** NTT DATA Corporation - **Location:** Merrimack, NH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $102,675.0 - $171,125.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Unit Testing, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), Code Review, IBM DB2, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframes, Routing, Virtual Storage Access Methods, File-aid - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers-inc.nttdata.com/talentcommunity/apply/1414690700/?locale=en_US ## About the Role 8+ years on COBOL, DB2, VSAM and JCL. - 5+ years CICS System knowledge would be valuable. Preferred Skills: - Good understanding of CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing process. - Should be familiar with DB2 tools, File-Aid, scheduler and debugger tools. - Understanding of Distributed Applications/ System - Exposure to Brokerage/Finance domain will be an added advantage - Prior experience of working in highly transactional, fault tolerant and data driven systems. - Ability to identify areas of risk or potential problems and take action to mitigate them and work with less experienced staff to mitigate more complex issues. - Ability to apply different communication and leadership styles for different teams and geographies. - Ability to lead through influence and know what data is needed to drive effective decisions - Ability to assess and plan project, and stakeholders needs, and manage deadlines, risks. - Ability to anticipate roadblocks, diagnose problems and generate effective solutions - Ability to build communication and rapport with partners, stakeholders. - Ability to adapt in a changing environment and be effective in many different business settings. - Ability to take initiative, define vision for betterment of products, and execute at high level of quality ## Description Provide thought & technical leadership for the key initiatives. - Developing and maintaining architecture solutions on a platform dedicated to high scale processing of large amounts of data. - Setting, communicating, and reinforcing technical standards - Providing leadership for junior and senior engineers alike, by understanding how to leverage and enhance their current skills - Assessing and researching current implementations of the platform and determining the course of action required to elevate the platform to meet customer needs. - Working with Operations to plan major infrastructure upgrades, to troubleshoot issues and to tune the environment for optimal performance and uptime - Collaborating with peers and management on process improvement ideas, policy and procedure enhancements, and opportunities to improve our customer's service experience. - Participating in code review and unit testing and providing support on issues in non-prod or production ## Related Videos - [Data Fabric in Action - How to enhance a Stock Trading App with ML and Data Virtualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/253-data-fabric-in-action-how-to-enhance-a-stock-trading-app-with-ml-and-data-virtualization) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [".Net is too slow" was not an option](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100176-net-is-too-slow-was-not-an-option) - [A Technical Introduction to Bitcoin's 2nd Layer- The Lightning Network](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/15-a-technical-introduction-to-bitcoin-s-2nd-layer-the-lightning-network) - [Building with IBM Bob](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100275-building-with-ibm-bob) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers)