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ITTConnect is seeking a z/OS Connect API Engineer/Junior Architect to work on site for a client in ... This role bridges traditional CICS/COBOL systems with modern API and cloud-native architectures ...

The z/OS Connect API Engineer/Architect is responsible for modernizing mainframe services through API enablement using IBM z/OS Connect. This role bridges traditional CICS/COBOL systems with modern ...

ITTConnect is seeking a z/OS Connect API Engineer to work on site for a client in the Columbus, OH ... This role bridges traditional CICS/COBOL systems with modern API and cloud-native architectures ...

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Site Reliability Engineer

Columbus, OH · On-site

$55 - $73.25/hr

Support Mainframe technologies including z/OS, MVS, CICS, MQ, DB2, COBOL, JCL, TSO/ISPF, Easytrieve ... Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cloud, Development, Middleware, and Vendor teams to ensure system ...

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z/OS Connect API Engineer

ITTConnect

Columbus, OH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago


Job description


ITTConnect is seeking a z/OS Connect API Engineer/Junior Architect to work on site for a client in the Columbus, OH area. This is a contract position with a client that is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services with over 300,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. The end client is in the Utilities sector.
Job location: Preferably Columbus, OH (on site work). Remote is also a possibility.
The z/OS Connect API Engineer/Architect is responsible for modernizing mainframe services through API enablement using IBM z/OS Connect. This role bridges traditional CICS/COBOL systems with modern API and cloud-native architectures while enabling secure, scalable, and reusable integration capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Installation and configuration of a new IBM z/OS Connect EE and WebSphere Liberty environment from scratch
  • Develop REST APIs using IBM z/OS Connect.
  • Expose CICS and DB2 transactions through modern API contracts.
  • Build and maintain API service definitions, mappings, and YAML configurations.
  • Develop OpenAPI specifications aligned with enterprise standards.
  • Configure and support JWT, OAuth2, OIDC, RACF, and certificate-based authentication.
  • Implement CI/CD deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and Gradle.
  • Support integration with APIM as the enterprise API gateway.
  • Troubleshoot performance, security, and connectivity issues.
  • Develop onboarding templates and reusable API accelerators.
  • Participate in mainframe modernization initiatives and Shadow Service migration efforts.

Requirements
Required Skills:
  • IBM z/OS Connect
  • REST APIs
  • OpenAPI
  • JSON/XML
  • CICS
  • COBOL
  • DB2
  • RACF
  • GitHub
  • CI/CD

Preferred Skills:
  • APIM
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • OAuth2/OIDC
  • Mainframe modernization programs