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For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance., * 10+ years of experience with AmTrust accounting system. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience with 20+ years of experience. * Expert knowledge of mainframe operating systems and hardware. * Strong knowledge of TSO and mainframe technology. * Experience with COBOL, CICS, SAS, and MQ. * Background in Wealth and Asset Management. * Knowledge of functional software design and development best practices. * Experience with Git and GitHub. * Understanding of software development methodologies. * Strong problem solving and collaboration skills. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Education Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or comparable experience. ## Description * Serve as mainframe subject matter expert. * Participate in infrastructure planning and provide insight into future technology directions. * Maintain thorough understanding of current and future infrastructure. * Establish, document, and publish mainframe language and development tool directions and roadmaps. * Coordinate cross-department projects involving mainframe application migrations. * Demonstrate broad technical knowledge across multiple technologies or deep expertise in one technology and its impacts. * Maintain awareness of industry developments and quickly apply new concepts. * Build productive networks with internal and external customers, vendors, and industry peers. * Ensure proper documentation of complex technical systems for effective operational handover. * Lead implementation efforts, analyze vendor proposals, evaluate build versus buy, plan projects, establish critical paths, coordinate vendors, build and conduct tests, and track progress. * Design and implement new features while improving product and application quality. * Create and execute long-term vision of technical products and applications. * Act as a technical expert and developer on an agile squad and participate in agile ceremonies. * Drive architecture of solutions across multiple services and applications. * Develop software that meets code quality standards and metrics and practice test-driven development. * Guide communities of practice by mentoring developers, creating and enforcing standards, reviewing code, and sharing knowledge. * Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and writing maintainable, supportable, and testable code. * Partner with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement. * Remain current on IT trends for the practice area and assist with problem resolution for end users and customers. * Create and update operations procedures for routine management processes and maintain controls and documentation for audit compliance. * Perform other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [".Net is too slow" was not an option](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100176-net-is-too-slow-was-not-an-option) - [Cloud as the new mainframe: why the cloud hype does not reflect the dev reality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/797-cloud-as-the-new-mainframe-why-the-cloud-hype-does-not-reflect-the-dev-reality) - [Times of (climate) crisis - How and why sustainable software is a must!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/988-times-of-climate-crisis-how-and-why-sustainable-software-is-a-must) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Building with IBM Bob](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100275-building-with-ibm-bob) - [Migrating from COBOL with AI: A Moonshot Demo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1531-migrating-from-cobol-with-ai-a-moonshot-demo) ## 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) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Software Developer Salary in Switzerland [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/215-software-developer-salary-in-switzerland-2023) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)