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Mainframe Architect

Location
Raleigh, NC
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About the role

Client seeks to procure a contractor to fill the Mainframe Programmer/ Analyst role to support migration of the current legacy system to the new unemployment insurance system.

Business Need/Justification: Currently, there are insufficient IT staff members to:

(1) Support the analysis of mainframe programs to port to a new unemployment insurance application

(2) Develop the 180 interfaces for a new unemployment insurance application

(3) Support legacy data cleansing

(4) Perform data conversion for the new system project. In order to avoid falling behind with the new project development schedule dictated by the Client, the agency seeks to procure a contractor to fill the Mainframe Programmer/ Analyst role to support migration of the current legacy system to new unemployment insurance system.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements: Required Skills

  • Knowledge and programming skills with COBOL 10years, CICS 10 yrs, VSAM 10yrs, JCL 10yrs., and SQL
  • Knowledge and experience in modifying mainframe applications beginning with a user request through coding, testing and implementation 10 yrs.
  • System and data analysis skills.
  • Program unit and integration test script development and test execution skills.
  • Ability to write system and interface specifications.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Desired skills

  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Self-directing and ability to provide technical leadership to others
  • Works well in matrix teams
  • Knowledge and experience with IMS
  • JAVA
  • Testing skills
  • Understand impact of interface and systems design decisions on technology, information flow, and/or business processes.
  • MS Office skills * Visio skills
  • HP-ALM skills

Responsibilities include

  • Maintain, enhance, and develop mainframe programs for new interfaces, conversion, data cleansing, and processing for legacy systems.
  • Program test script development and test execution.
  • Analyze existing programs and document their functionality.
  • Corrects bugs in existing mainframe programs.
  • Systems and data analysis.
  • Skill Matrix: Technical knowledge and experience with COBOL
  • Technical knowledge and experience with CICS
  • Technical knowledge and experience with VSAM files and relational databases
  • Technical knowledge and experience with JCL
  • Technical knowledge and experience with SQL based programs
  • Knowledge and experience in modifying mainframe applications beginning with a user request through coding, testing and implementation
  • System data analysis skills

Java

MS Office, Visio and HP-ALM Skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About the Company

vTech can help you avoid the daunting task of writing and posting job offers, shifting through resumes and laboring through the lengthy interview process. Our Staffing solutions will allow you to elude those tasks and place topnotch, high-caliber professionals in the position you need to fill.

We use our expertise, knowledge, and global resources to deliver top-quality candidates and tailor our IT and Non-IT recruitment services to your needs. This allows us to deliver the required results in a timely manner that meets your schedule at a substantially reduced cost.

We pride ourselves for having one of the fastest growth rate and also the lowest turnover rates in the industry just 2.5 percent annually. We focus on the training and retaining qualified professionals with high personal and work ethics. With the help of our extensive database of internal candidates and CATS applicants tracking system, we can provide quality resources within the limited time frame.

We have also successfully placed hundreds of candidates in the areas related to Information Technology, Engineering, professional, Scientific & Clinical, etc. for both our commercial and government clients.

  • Source: A recruiter sources candidates from various sources; the search starts from our proprietary database. Using advanced sourcing methods like social media, professional networking media, internal, and 3rd party job boards, we identify qualified candidates.
  • Validate: A recruiter validates the candidates' experience and skill sets against our client's position.
  • Initial Screening: Based on the position and the client's work culture, the recruiter uses initial screening questions to determine the most suitable candidates.
  • Submit: the recruiter will submit to the technical team qualified candidates who have passed the initial screening.
  • Technical Screening: The technical team then prepares a matrix of the particular requirements and required experience for the position and using a list of questions and the results, re-validates the candidates' technical skills.
  • Background Check: Administrative personnel will provide a detailed background check, as required, per client agreement.
  • On board: On successfully completing the above steps, the candidates are welcomed on board and assisted to ensure a smooth integration at the client's location.
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From vTech Solution's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 14, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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