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# Lead Mainframe Developer

- **Company:** PROLIM Global Corporation
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** COBOL (Programming Language), Code Review, IBM DB2, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM Mainframe, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM Information Management System, Mainframes, Spring-boot, Virtual Environment, Git
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-mainframe-developer-boston-ma--9d7fc9eb-0aff-45fb-bf5d-1a8570618b15

## About the Role

* Strong communication skills.
 * Willing to ask questions; offer recommendations; participate/lead in virtual environment
 * Demonstrated quick learner
 * Should have good working knowledge of Spring Boot and Git

## Description

Lead Mainframe DeveloperLocation: Indianapolis, IN / Plano, TX / Boston, MA / Portsmouth, NH/ Seattle, WA - onsiteDuration: 6 months ContractJD:Mainframe Application Developer with Strong experience in IBM mainframes, Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, JCL, MQ series & Xpeditor, minimum with 5 to 8 years of experience, No production support profiles.Design, Code, test and maintain applicationsAssist Quality Assurance teams in testing applicationsPeer review code and technical documents for other team membersParticipate in On-call rotation to resolve applications failuresAssist in research and issue resolution for processing of business dataMonitor and trouble-shoot system performance, resolve issues (on-call issues, performance issues, etc.) and coordinate with respective support teams to resolve software and hardware issues.IBM mainframes, Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, JCL, MQ series & XpeditorSelf-starter with exceptional initiative.Willing to go after work to stretch skill breadth/depth and support team.Goes after (pulls) opportunities rather than sitting back waiting for push.Strong testing experience (unit, integration, contract)Strong communication skills.Willing to ask questions; offer recommendations; participate/lead in virtual environmentDemonstrated quick learnerShould have good working knowledge of Spring Boot and Git