About the role
As a Mainframe Engineering , you will make an impact by leading the delivery, modernization, and optimization of enterprise-scale mainframe applications that support critical card and payment processing platforms. You will be a valued member of the Engineering leadership team and work collaboratively with product owners, architects, business stakeholders, infrastructure teams, and engineering partners to deliver resilient, scalable, and high-performing solutions.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex mainframe solutions using COBOL, JCL, and DB2, ensuring quality, reliability, and timely execution of business priorities.
- Guide solution architecture and technical design for high-volume transactional and batch workloads, driving performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Partner with product owners, business analysts, architects, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions while minimizing delivery risk.
- Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, development standards, testing practices, performance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage, mentor, and develop engineering teams in a hybrid work environment, fostering collaboration, accountability, and technical growth.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring attendance in a client or Cognizant office as determined by project and business needs. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
- Extensive experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2 in large-scale production environments.
- Strong expertise in DB2 database design, SQL optimization, performance tuning, and troubleshooting across transactional and batch processing systems.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams, managing delivery plans, coordinating dependencies, and driving stakeholder alignment across complex initiatives.
- Hands-on experience supporting cards and payments platforms, including transaction processing, authorization, clearing, settlement, or related payment flows.
- Strong understanding of application performance optimization, production support, incident management, and root-cause analysis in mission-critical environments.
- Experience establishing development standards, code review practices, testing strategies, and quality controls for mainframe engineering teams.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within regulated environments with knowledge of security, compliance, risk, and audit requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
These will help you stand out
- Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy COBOL and JCL applications.
- Knowledge of mainframe integration patterns supporting enterprise payment ecosystems and distributed platforms.
- Experience improving deployment automation, job scheduling, release management, and operational efficiency across mainframe environments.
- Familiarity with engineering metrics, including cycle time, defect leakage, environment stability, and operational performance indicators.
- Experience implementing reusable frameworks, automation, and continuous improvement programs within mainframe delivery organizations.
- IBM certifications, including IBM Certified Application Developer (CICS), IBM DB2 certifications, or equivalent mainframe engineering credentials.
Benefits:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term/Short-term Disability.
- Paid Parental Leave.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
