Tata Consultancy Services

Mainframe Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services$120K — $140K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in mainframe application development and maintenance
  • Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, and mainframe utilities
  • Experience in application modernization and migration processes
  • Strong problem-solving skills for debugging and troubleshooting
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and change management processes

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop mainframe applications to ensure system stability
  • Maintain and enhance batch jobs and online programs for reliability
  • Debug production issues and provide timely resolutions
  • Participate in testing phases to validate code changes and enhancements
  • Collaborate with business analysts to align technical solutions with business needs
  • Create and maintain technical documentation for system processes
  • Assist in compliance and audit processes for regulated systems

Benefits

  • Discretionary annual incentive
  • Comprehensive medical coverage including health, dental, and vision
  • Parental leaves for family support
  • Insurance options including auto and home insurance
  • Professional growth opportunities including training reimbursement
  • Vacation, sick leave, and holiday time off
  • Legal and financial assistance programs including student loan refinancing
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skill
• Design, develop, enhance, and support mainframe applications, ensuring stability and performance of legacy systems that support critical business functions.
• Perform application enhancements, maintenance, and defect fixes across mainframe codebases.
• Develop, maintain, and support batch jobs and online programs, ensuring reliable execution and timely processing.
• Work hands on with core mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, and mainframe utilities.
• Analyze existing programs and perform impact assessments for enhancements and fixes.
• Support batch scheduling, job execution, and restart/recovery scenarios.
• Participate in testing activities, including unit testing, system testing, and support for UAT.
• Debug and resolve production and non production issues related to batch and online processing.
• Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, and security standards expected in enterprise environments.
• Maintain and update technical documentation, including program logic, job flows, and system dependencies.
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Support application modernization or migration initiatives when required.
• Follow established change management, release, and incident management processes.
• Work effectively in an Agile or hybrid Agile Waterfall delivery model, depending on program needs.
• Ensure high quality delivery with minimal disruption to business operations.

Roles & Responsibilities
• Develop and enhance mainframe applications using COBOL and supporting technologies.
• Create, modify, and maintain JCL scripts for batch processing.
• Support online and batch job execution, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Perform defect analysis and fixes across development, test, and production environments.
• Participate in testing cycles, ensuring fixes and enhancements meet functional requirements.
• Maintain technical and operational documentation for programs and batch processes.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including QA, business users, and operations.
• Support production releases and post deployment stabilization.
• Participate in code reviews and adhere to mainframe coding standards.
• Assist with audits, compliance activities, and documentation requests for regulated systems.
• Provide knowledge transfer and support for junior team members when required.

Salary Range $120,000-$140,000 Per year

TCS Employee Bene fits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & amp; Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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