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Hirekeyz Inc

Senior Mainframe Developer

Tampa, FL · On-site

Experience in banking, financial services, or insurance domains * Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies * Experience in modernization initiatives (Mainframe to distributed/cloud) Nice to Have

Sonsoft Inc

Mainframe Consultant

Charlotte, NC · On-site

At least 4 years of experience with Mainframe, Cobol, JCL, DB2 * Experience on monitoring and ... Knowledge about business operations in Wealth Management, Banking, Portfolio Management, Order ...

Judge Group, Inc.

Mainframe Developer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$150K - $160K/yr

... banking/credit union systems (Accounts, Loans, Payments preferred) Exposure to Change ... mainframe applications Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into robust ...

Sonsoft Inc

Mainframe Consultant

Charlotte, NC · On-site

At least 4 years of experience with Mainframe, Cobol, JCL, DB2 * Experience on monitoring and ... Knowledge about business operations in Wealth Management, Banking, Portfolio Management, Order ...

CYNET SYSTEMS

Mainframe Developer

Riverwoods, IL · On-site

$35 - $40/hr

The Mainframe Developer will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining mainframe ... Banking, cards, or financial services domain experience preferred. * Experience with CI/CD, Git, or ...

M&T Bank

Senior Software Engineer - Mainframe

Buffalo, NY · On-site +1

$97K - $161K/yr

In this role, you'll support highly visible platforms across Commercial Bank, Wealth, Private Banking, and Treasury while playing a key role in modernizing the mainframe ecosystem. Beyond strong ...

M&T Bank

Senior Software Engineer - Mainframe

Buffalo, NY · On-site

$97K - $161K/yr

In this role, you'll support highly visible platforms across Commercial Bank, Wealth, Private Banking, and Treasury while playing a key role in modernizing the mainframe ecosystem. Beyond strong ...

Stem Xpert

Mainframe developer

Mclean, VA

$49.50 - $63.75/hr

... Banking, Retail, e-commerce, Automotive, Life Science, Insurance, legal, healthcare, among others ... Mainframe developer Location: Mclean, VA Duration: contract or full time Skillset : Experience in ...

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How much do bank mainframe jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for bank mainframe in the United States is $53.38, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $47.12 and $60.58 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Bank Mainframe Developer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Bank Mainframe Developer, you need strong programming skills in COBOL, JCL, and mainframe database management, typically supported by a degree in computer science or a related field. Familiarity with IBM mainframe environments, tools like TSO/ISPF, DB2, and relevant certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer are commonly required. Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for troubleshooting legacy systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. These competencies ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of critical financial systems that banks rely on for daily operations.

What is the difference between Bank Mainframe vs Bank Systems Analyst?

AspectBank MainframeBank Systems Analyst
Required CredentialsIT certifications, mainframe programming skillsIT certifications, systems analysis, and banking knowledge
Work EnvironmentData centers, mainframe rooms, banking IT departmentsOffice settings, banking IT teams, project environments
Employer & Industry UsageBanking institutions, financial servicesBanking institutions, financial services, consulting firms
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

Bank Mainframe professionals focus on maintaining and programming legacy banking systems on mainframe computers, ensuring data security and system stability. Bank Systems Analysts analyze banking systems, gather requirements, and implement solutions to improve banking operations. While both roles work within banking IT, mainframe specialists are more technical and system-focused, whereas analysts bridge business needs with technical solutions.

What are Bank Mainframes?

Bank mainframes are powerful computer systems used by banks and financial institutions to process large volumes of transactions securely and reliably. They support critical functions like account management, transaction processing, and data storage, ensuring high availability and security. Mainframes are known for their stability, scalability, and ability to handle millions of transactions per second, making them essential for modern banking operations.

What are some typical challenges faced by professionals working with bank mainframe systems, and how can new hires prepare for them?

Professionals working with bank mainframes often encounter challenges such as maintaining legacy code, ensuring system reliability, and integrating new technologies with existing infrastructure. New hires may need to quickly adapt to proprietary systems and stringent security protocols that are unique to banking environments. Proactively learning COBOL or other mainframe programming languages, familiarizing yourself with transactional processing concepts, and developing strong problem-solving skills can help you overcome these challenges and succeed in this role.
Infographic showing various Bank Mainframe job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 33% Full Time, and 67% Contract. Highlights an 94% In-person, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $111,026 per year, or $53.4 per hour.

Mainframe Production Operations Specialist

Bank of America

Chandler, AZ • On-site

Full-time

Posted 19 days ago

Job description

Job Description:
Job Description
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Job Description:
This job is responsible for being the first point of contact for requests or service failure incidents and maintaining stability for a portfolio of applications. Key responsibilities include performing initial investigations, mitigating impacts through routines and engaging in triages, responding to user requests, and working with technology teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues. Job expectations include following well defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and partnering with experts to improve service levels by proposing changes to monitoring, alerting, and configuration.
Responsibilities:
  • Monitors and supports application components and related infrastructure, acts as the first point of contact for users, and responds to alerts regarding potential production incidents
  • Interprets and monitors dashboards, tools, and reports in order to proactively identify and address potential issues prior to production impact, escalating issues to senior team members or subject matter experts as needed
  • Performs environment routing and cycling, implements splash pages, and conducts user ID administration access provisioning/deprovisioning (additions, modifications, deletions) for applications
  • Works with technical partners to generate status updates, create technical detail for awareness communications, such as infrastructure, application and client impact, and component points of failure, and schedules follow up meetings
  • Partners with change and release teams to support implementations and proactively identify potential issues resulting from changes
  • Tracks incidents and requests in a defined system, executes procedures reliably, fulfills requests from business users and operations, and escalates issues as needed to solve incidents quickly
  • Keeps operational procedures updated and provides data that adheres to documentation requirements and audits

Position Summary
  • The individual will coordinate the weekly mainframe maintenance windows within established SLAs. Review changes utilizing BMC tool, align the moving parts into a concrete plan, pivot when the unexpected happens, has a strong attention to detail, is a leader/team player, and is able to calmly multi-task during a high stress window and see the big picture.
  • Escalate elongated issues risking SLA.
  • Document issues or improvements.
  • Able to provide and communicate process improvements/solutions across differing audiences including technical, managerial.
  • Participate in the resolution process for problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of various factors.
  • Take part in multiple projects and activities related to special initiatives or operations.
  • Leading and facilitating meetings to debate and understand risks associated with change and how they impact the production environment.

Required Qualifications
  • Able to work weekdays and depending on the job responsibilities, a rotating weekend night schedule. (Includes Saturdays and Sundays)
  • Strong working knowledge (> 5 yrs.) and experience on Mainframe technology infrastructure utilizing the zOS operating system, transaction and queuing systems, database systems and batch systems and understanding system start-up/shutdown, console messaging, and technology dependencies.
  • Strong Knowledge of standard mainframe tools such as TSO, JCL, JES2, SDSF, Console, etc.
  • Experience with BMC Remedy.
  • Able to closely vet change request that can be disruptive, need operational assistance and/or requires a service outage on Mainframe, understanding of infrastructure and business applications and able to minimize disruption of services.
  • Strong ability to multi-task and manage activities during a coordinated multi-technology change window.
  • Strong organization, attention to detail and project management skills.
  • Flexibility to react and adapt to rapidly changing scenarios, able to pivot where needed to ensure changes are successfully installed in the window while still meeting SLAs.
  • Exhibits excellent communication and interpersonal skills, collaborates effectively with team members, cross-functional teams, applications, and business units.
  • Good analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Self-motivated and results-orientated, able to create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including but not limited to operator procedures, detailed scripts outlining task clearly, ensuring clarity and consistency.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written; must be able to appropriately convey ideas, concerns and opinions across differing levels of management
  • The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
  • Strong leadership and teamwork skills and experience in supervising junior staff or leading project teams is desired. Coordinating people and task to achieve goals.
  • Works effectively with others by establishing and maintaining positive working relationships on a functionally diverse team

Desired Qualifications
  • Candidate must have 2 or more years of console operations work experience. Technical experiences should include operator knowledge of JES2, and MVS commands would be helpful.
  • Candidate must understand the sensitive and critical nature of data processing and service level agreements and be able to proactively contribute to organizational goals and delivery targets.
  • Knowledge of standard mainframe tools such as: ITSM, APVIEW, HMC, Microsoft office 365 suite products, MatterMost, Python, NETVIEW, SA z/OS.
  • A working knowledge of HMC, IPL and POR procedures is a plus.
  • Must be able to escalate issues and problems to support teams or upper management groups as required.
  • Previous experience in performing similar function is highly desirable.
  • ITIL certification a plus.
  • Strategic Thinker: able to anticipate business needs and growth opportunities. Challenging the status quo and continuously looking for opportunities to modernize and automate wherever we can.

Skills:
  • Adaptability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Influence
  • Production Support
  • Risk Management
  • Automation
  • Collaboration
  • Result Orientation
  • Solution Delivery Process
  • Solution Design
  • Business Acumen
  • DevOps Practices
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Project Management

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40

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