Senior Mainframe Application Developer (CA IDEAL/Datacom) Location: Remote Experience – must have 5+ years of hands-on experience with CA IDEAL and CA Datacom in mainframe environments. Proven expertise in developing, maintaining, and enhancing large-scale enterprise applications using ideal/Datacom Strong coding and testing experience in IDEAL/DATACOM and COBOL/CICS/DTACOM combinations. Experience in production support and maintenance. Experience with JCL, CICS, COBOL, VSAM, and batch processing in a mainframe environment. Knowledge of Datacom QDRY and DB utilities, along with performance tuning expertise. Experience in mainframe testing tools, version controllers and job schedulers, such as Xpeditor, Endevor, Control-M etc. Exceptional debugging and problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis. Ability to resolve complex technical issues quickly and efficiently in a high-pressure environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with business stakeholders, technical teams, and non-technical users. Preferred: Experience with modernization of legacy systems, including migrations or integrations with more modern platforms. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools. Job Type: Contract Schedule: 8 hour shift Work Location: Remote