Mainframe Developer
Role: Mainframe Developer
Contract Length: 6 months – extensions available, project runs until 2027
Work Location: Hybrid Remote / Lancashire
Start Date: ASAP
Industry: Financial Services / Insurance
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Seeking a skilled Systems Analyst/Developer to join a major two-year migration and separation programme. The project focuses on migrating a portfolio from legacy mainframe systems to a new outsourced platform model.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone with deep IBM mainframe expertise who can hit the ground running.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse and interrogate legacy mainframe applications to support source-to-target data mapping
- Play a critical role in build phase, developing code and executing data extracts based on client specifications
- Develop code in IBM z-series mainframe technologies to extract data
- Work from agreed specs to support the data migration and build activity
- Support testing and validation phases in a waterfall-esque delivery model
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Programme Leads to influence and adapt build scope as needed
- Active participation in daily stand-up calls with client
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proven, recent development experience using these IBM mainframe technologies:
- PL1 & SYNCSORT
- DB2 & IMS DB
- MVS JCL, TSO
- JobTrac, ENDEVOR, File Manager
- Experienced interrogating mainframe applications to support data mapping & extraction
- Strong background in codebase development and legacy system interrogation
- History of successful, large-scale migration programmes
- Financial Services industry experience
Desirable Experience:
- Knowledge of life/protection products
- Company
- Montash
- Location
- Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Contract
- Posted
- Company
- Montash
- Location
- Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Contract
- Posted