Senior Mainframe Application Developer (Contractor)

Role: Software Developer III

Location: REMOTE

Duration: 06 Months

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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Mainframe Application Developer (Contractor) to support our multi-year Annuity Platform Transformation Initiative within the Annuity Administration Technology organization.

• This role will play a critical part in analyzing the current-state architecture of our annuity administration ecosystem, identifying technical debt, documenting system dependencies, and supporting modernization efforts across legacy and emerging platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in large-scale mainframe environments and possesses strong analytical capabilities to help bridge current-state legacy architecture with future-state modernization strategies.
• As part of the Annuity Administration Team, you will collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, and cross-functional technology teams supporting core annuity administration platforms including Vantage-One, wmA, FAST, and related enterprise integrations.
• This position is ideal for someone who thrives in complex enterprise environments and enjoys solving challenging system and integration problems while contributing to long-term transformation initiatives.

How You’ll Help Move Us Forward

• Perform in-depth analysis of current-state annuity administration systems, application architecture, batch processes, integrations, and upstream/downstream dependencies.
• Analyze and document existing mainframe business processes, technical workflows, data flows, and system interactions to support modernization planning.

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• Partner with Architecture and Product teams to identify technical debt, system inefficiencies, modernization opportunities, and operational risks.
• Review business and system requirements and provide impact analysis for enhancements, modernization initiatives, and strategic transformation programs.
• Design, code, test, debug, document, implement, and maintain mainframe applications and supporting services.
• Support development and maintenance activities across the end-to-end lifecycle of annuity products and administration capabilities.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across Product, Operations, Infrastructure, and Digital platforms to ensure alignment across enterprise initiatives.
• Assist in optimizing batch performance, reducing processing latency, improving operational stability, and enhancing maintainability of legacy applications.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership and guidance on mainframe development standards and best practices.
• Contribute to modernization roadmaps by helping define transition strategies between legacy and future-state platforms.

The Experience You Bring

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Mainframe Application Development, Systems Analysis, or Technical Support within enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong experience supporting annuity or insurance administration platforms such as Vantage-One, wmA, DSS, FAST, or similar policy administration systems.
• Advanced proficiency with COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, and DB2.

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• Strong understanding of mainframe batch architecture, online transaction processing, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience performing current-state system analysis, dependency mapping, technical documentation, and impact assessments for modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with API integrations, distributed systems, cloud modernization concepts, or hybrid architecture environments is highly preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills in complex legacy ecosystems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business and technology teams.
• Experience mentoring developers and contributing to development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale annuity administration or financial services platforms.
• Exposure to cloud transformation initiatives, modernization programs, or legacy system migration strategies.
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and enterprise modernization programs.

Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, API enablement, or modernization frameworks is a plus