CareerPlan

Mainframe Programmer – SWIFT & Financial Messaging Platform

BostonFull-time$110k–$160k2026-08-11 → 2026-11-11

Core

Support, maintain, and optimize mission-critical mainframe applications for financial messaging and payment processing operations.

Role type

Senior Mainframe Programmer (Financial Services)

Builds

High-availability financial transaction processing systems and SWIFT messaging infrastructure

Domain

Financial Services / Mainframe Systems

Required skills

COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, MQ, z/OS, ChangeMan, IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM), SQL, performance tuning, root-cause analysis

Preferred skills

SWIFT messaging standards, IBM Integration Bus (IIB), payment processing, settlements, banking operations

Technologies

COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, MQ, z/OS, ChangeMan, IBM FTM, IBM IIB

Responsibilities

Support and maintain critical mainframe applications for financial transaction processing; Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis; Monitor application and system performance; Support, install, and administer IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM); Participate in on-call rotation for high availability; Support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR); Contribute to platform modernization initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC