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 Kln 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)
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