Mainframe Technical Lead

Overview

Mainframe Technical Lead

£600 per day inside IR35
• 3 Month Contract
• Based in the UK or Germany

Must have working proficiency in both English and German. Remote work with meetings in Köln or Frankfurt twice per month.

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Technical Lead / SME to support a complex Inkasso (collections) application. The role focuses on BAU support and technical leadership for a legacy mainframe platform, while acting as a bridge between 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.

• Provide BAU production support and technical leadership for a legacy mainframe application.
• Bridge between German onshore stakeholders and the offshore engineering team to ensure clear communication and alignment.
• Stabilise knowledge transfer and reduce dependency on long-tenured SMEs to enable sustainable offshore support capability.

• COBOL
• DB2
• IMS
• VSAM
• JCL and standard z/OS batch processing
• Typical insurance mainframe integration patterns

• 10+ years of 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 in English and German (spoken and written)