Mainframe Platform Engineer (Banking) - Manchester/Hybrid - £250 - £300 Per Day Inside IR35 Eames Consulting is working with a Banking company to secure the services of a Mainframe Platform Engineer on an initial 6 month contract basis to begin with. Essential Skills & Experience: COBOL JCL Mainframe Migration Knowledge in a CICS Technical role, designing, implementing and supporting technical solutions on … a z/OS Mainframe platform. Experience championing a culture shift to DevOps principles - automating as much of the software development lifecycle as possible. Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and instructional procedures. Good knowledge of VSAM concepts and Access Method services Basic knowledge of z/OS Communications Server concepts In-depth practical experience/understanding across a … range of mainframe products and technologies. Workload scheduling & Automation; CA-7 & CA-11 & CA-OPSMVS Coding & scripting acumen and TSO familiarity; REXX, JCL, TSO, ISPF, SDSF and CLIST Mainframe utilities such as, DFDSS, SORT, File Manager, DFSMS, DFHSM, Datacom Problem management functions like IBM's Debug Tool and Fault Analyser CICS Tailoring (CEDA resource definition) and environment management tools; Omegamon More ❯
Manchester Area, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Undisclosed
Job Title: Mainframe Platform Engineer Location: Manchester – Hybrid Contract Term: Until 31st December 2025 Day Rate: £298 per day (Inside IR35 via umbrella) Role Overview: We are seeking a skilled Mainframe Platform Engineer to join a high-performing team supporting critical infrastructure on a z/OS IBM Mainframe platform. This role requires deep technical expertise in CICS environments, a … DevOps principles, and the ability to drive automation and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Design, implement, and support technical solutions on the z/OS Mainframe platform, with a focus on CICS environments. Champion DevOps practices, automating build, development, and release processes to reduce waste and increase efficiency. Provide technical leadership and guidance on mainframe products … and subsystems, including CICS resource definition and environment management. Collaborate with developers, architects, testers, and stakeholders to streamline the development and maintenance of mainframe environments. Support incident management by offering technical insight and working with third parties to resolve issues. Monitor live services and identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement. Ensure compliance with governance, change, and release management processes. Engage More ❯
Service Specialist – Mainframe Modernization The Service Specialist for Mainframe Modernization in Germany is a senior subject matter expert responsible for technical excellence, solution integrity, and asset development within the service line. This hands-on role supports high-impact client engagements, contributes to pre-sales and solution design, and ensures the regional adoption and evolution of service-specific delivery frameworks, tools … and best practices. The Service Specialist brings deep expertise in Legacy Modernization as well as Mainframe Modernization, serving as a trusted technical advisor to both clients and internal teams. This role is key to ensuring delivery quality, enabling service adoption, and evolving the technical maturity of the offering. Job responsibilities Contribute technical leadership in solution shaping, proposals, and pursuit support. … assets and positioning. Capture real-world challenges and innovations from engagements to shape the evolution of the offering. Stay current with emerging tools, methods, and trends relevant to the Mainframe Modernization domain. Mentor engineers, architects, and consultants within the service domain. Support training, onboarding, and hands-on skill development to deepen regional capability. Share knowledge through internal enablement sessions, demos More ❯
Service Specialist – Mainframe Modernization The Service Specialist forMainframe Modernization in Germany is a senior subject matter expert responsible for technical excellence, solution integrity, and asset development within the service line. This hands-on role supports high-impact client engagements, contributes to pre-sales and solution design, and ensures the regional adoption and evolution of service-specific delivery frameworks, tools, and … best practices. The Service Specialist brings deep expertise in Legacy Modernization as well as Mainframe Modernization, serving as a trusted technical advisor to both clients and internal teams. This role is key to ensuring delivery quality, enabling service adoption, and evolving the technical maturity of the offering. Job responsibilities Contribute technical leadership in solution shaping, proposals, and pursuit support. Validate … the service domain. Support training, onboarding, and hands-on skill development to deepen regional capability. Share knowledge through internal enablement sessions, demos, and thought leadership. Job qualifications Technical Skills Mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, Eztrieve, DB2 for z/OS, Assembler, PL/I, IMS, Rexx, GDGs, and VSAM, common utilities, schedulers. Balanced by experience in modern technologies More ❯
plans throughout the life cycle in a flexible development environment. What Part Will You Play? - Develops basic to moderately complex code using programming languages primarily on an IBM zSeries Mainframe in collaboration with business and technology teams for internal and external client software solutions.Designs, creates, and delivers routine to moderately complex program specifications for code development and support on multiple … required. Occasional weekend or early/late working may be required. Essential Technical Operating Systems - z/OS Databases – IMS, Db2 File Handling – VSAM and Flat files Programming Languages - Mainframe COBOL Development Tools– TSO Utilities – JCL, Sort Useful Technical Good knowledge of MS Office suite, and particularly MS Excel/vba AWS Java Applicant must be residing in the UK More ❯
Design, familiarity with DDL and DML for one or more of the following databases Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, IMS, DB2, Hadoop Back-end technologies - Java, Python, .NET, Ruby, Mainframe COBOL, Mainframe Assembler Front-end technologies - HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CICS Web Frameworks - Web technologies like Node.js, React.js, Angular, Redux Development Tools - Eclipse, Visual Studio, Webpack, Babel, Gulp Mobile Development - iOS More ❯
plans throughout the life cycle in a flexible development environment. What Part Will You Play? - Develops basic to moderately complex code using programming languages primarily on an IBM zSeries Mainframe in collaboration with business and technology teams for internal and external client software solutions. Designs, creates, and delivers routine to moderately complex program specifications for code development and support on … required. Occasional weekend or early/late working may be required. Essential Technical Operating Systems - z/OS Databases – IMS, Db2 File Handling – VSAM and Flat files Programming Languages - Mainframe COBOL Development Tools – TSO Utilities – JCL, Sort Useful Technical Good knowledge of MS Office suite, and particularly MS Excel/vba AWS Java Applicant must be residing in the UK More ❯
Role: Major Incident Manager Rate: inside IR35 Location: Full time Onsite in Knutsford Duration: 6 months Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Specialist Mainframe to join our Major Incident Management (MIM) Command Center at a leading UK bank. This role is critical in ensuring the stability, resilience, and operational continuity of the bank's mainframe technology infrastructure. The … successful candidate will be responsible for triaging, managing, and resolving mainframe-related incidents, minimizing operational disruptions, and implementing strategic improvements to enhance system reliability. Key Responsibilities: Incident Management: Lead the triage and resolution of all mainframe-related incidents, ensuring timely restoration of services. Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnose complex technical issues within the bank's mainframe environment, providing quick and effective resolutions. … Change and Transformation: Support change initiatives, ensuring that new implementations do not compromise system stability. Digital & Technology: Stay updated with emerging IT and digital technology trends, particularly in the mainframe domain. Technical Writing & Documentation: Develop clear and comprehensive technical documentation for incident handling, resolutions, and preventative measures. Problem Solving Tools: Utilize advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving tools to expedite incident More ❯
tight deadlines. Experience with global initiatives, engaging with team members and stakeholders across multiple locations. Hands-on engineering skills in VisionPlus technologies: CMS, FAS, VMX, TRAMS, IAS. Proficiency in Mainframe technologies: Cobol, CICS, JCL, IAM, VSAM, EZT, File-Aid/Manager. * Free services are subject to limitations. #J-18808-Ljbffr More ❯
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
ZipRecruiter
negotiating and influencing skills with ability to solve difficult problems whilst making complex architectural trade-offs Articulate in mitigating risk Creating transitional architectures that leverage legacy/heritage systems (Mainframe, IBM) Hands-on experience in architecting systems that operate within public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) would be good to have, along with the ability to manage technical product More ❯
Warrington, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
JR United Kingdom
Stakeholder management, having strong negotiating and influencing skills with ability to solve difficult problems whilst making complex architectural trade-offs Creating transitional architectures that leverage legacy/heritage systems (Mainframe, IBM) Hands-on experience in architecting systems that operate within public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) would be good to have, along with the ability to manage technical product More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
in the pursuit of innovation! The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the … grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis. BMC is looking for a Product Manager to join our amazing team! The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secure, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission More ❯
v6 and later development skills IBM WMQ v6 and later administration Database skills ?" Oracle 10g and later and DB2 Knowledge of AIX and Linux operating systems Overview knowledge of Mainframe Knowledge of Clearquest and Clearcase Experience of technical and operational processes used to deploy, support and maintain a Message Broker environment. Diagnostic skills and an ability to analyse technical information More ❯
Key Responsibilities : Upgrading, maintaining and supporting the z/OS operating system Upgrading, maintaining and supporting ISV products particularly from the vendors; IBM and Computer Associates (CA) Production support Mainframe systems programming. Must have knowledge of a combination z/OS, SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, USS, SDSF, JCL. IBM and CA Product knowledge and be able to work … OS operating system Experience in upgrading, maintaining and supporting ISV products particularly from the vendors; IBM and Computer Associates (CA) Experience in Production support Must have extensive experience of mainframe systems programming. Must have knowledge of a combination z/OS, SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, USS, SDSF, JCL. Must have knowledge of IBM and CA Products and be More ❯
Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Lloyds Banking Group
Transformation Solutions, with a deep understanding of system design decisions and their impact on scalability, resilience, and supportability. Experience with data modelling and understanding of Data Architecture. Exposure to mainframe systems and integration. Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes. Understanding of authentication and authorisation concepts, including experience designing and implementing zero trust models. Knowledge of enterprise More ❯