Job Description
Mainframe Technical Lead
600 per day inside IR35
3 Month Contract
- Based in either the UK or Germany
- Must have working proficiency in both English & German
- Remote, meetings in either K ln or Frankfurt twice per month
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Technical Lead / SME to support a complex Inkasso (collections) application.
The role will focus primarily on BAU support and technical leadership for a legacy mainframe platform while acting as a bridge between the German onshore stakeholders and the offshore engineering team.
A key objective is to stabilise knowledge transfer and reduce dependency on long-tenured SMEs, ensuring sustainable support capability within the offshore team.
Mainframe technologies include:
COBOL
DB2
IMS
VSAM
JCL and standard z/OS batch processing
Typical insurance mainframe integration patterns
Required Experience
10+ years mainframe development/support experience
Strong hands-on expertise with COBOL, DB2, IMS and VSAM
Experience supporting large enterprise legacy applications
Proven experience in BAU production support environments
Strong stakeholder management capability
Fluent &English/German (spoken and written)
