Technical Lead

Technical Lead
Sweden
Job Description
Technical Lead
Goteborg, Västra Götalands län
Job Summary
PRAGATI
MAINFRAME DEVELOPER Detailed Job Description Location Sweden (Gothenberg)
ROLE BAND TECH STACK EXPERIENCE TYPE Mainframe Senior Developer E2.2 Mainframe 8+ Years Full-time
Role Purpose Design, develop and support mainframe components as a senior individual contributor: delivering high-quality, well-tested and maintainable solutions, resolving complex technical problems, and supporting less experienced engineers within the team. Key Responsibilities Development & Design Design and build mainframe components, services and enhancements within the agreed architecture and standards. Translate user stories and specifications into clean, efficient and testable implementations. Handle complex technical problems, performance issues and non-trivial defects independently. Contribute to technical design discussions, estimation and solution options.
Quality Engineering Write and maintain unit, integration and regression tests to agreed coverage expectations. Participate actively in code reviews, providing and acting on constructive feedback. Apply secure coding practices, effective error handling and appropriate logging. Delivery & Support Deliver committed scope within agreed sprint or release timelines with predictable quality. Support build, deployment, environment issues and release verification activities. Investigate production incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement durable fixes.
Collaboration Work closely with leads, architects, QA, business analysts and support teams. Participate in agile ceremonies, backlog refinement and dependency discussions. Mentor junior developers through pairing, reviews and knowledge sharing.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Focus - Mainframe Design, develop and support COBOL/CICS/DB2 batch and online components within agreed standards. Optimize batch windows, DB2 access paths and resource consumption to protect service levels. • Support mainframe modernization, API exposure and integration with distributed and cloud platforms.
Required Technical Competencies Core Skills COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2 and z/OS utilities; batch and online program design and optimization. Design & Architecture Mainframe application architecture, modularization, API enablement and modernization/coexistence patterns. Data & Integration DB2 and VSAM data design, SQL tuning, file handling, data conversion, integrity and reconciliation. Platform & DevOps z/OS operations, scheduling, change management, environment promotion and mainframe-to-distributed integration. Quality & Operations Unit and regression testing, batch cycle validation, performance and MIPS optimization, defect RCA.
Experience & Qualifications
8+ years of hands-on mainframe development experience in enterprise environments. Strong track record delivering production-grade components across full delivery cycles. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience. Relevant platform or cloud certifications advantageous, not mandatory.
Leadership & Behavioural Strong ownership of assigned deliverables end to end. Analytical, detail-oriented approach to problem solving. Clear written and verbal communication within a delivery team. Collaborative, dependable and open to feedback. Location-Specific Expectations Collaborate from an India delivery location with stakeholders across regions and time zones. Ensure standards, decisions and reusable patterns are documented and adopted across distributed squads. Support virtual workshops, technical governance and production-readiness reviews.
Key Deliverables & Success Measures Working, tested and reviewed code delivered to agreed scope and timelines. Low defect leakage into system, UAT and production environments. Timely resolution of assigned defects and production incidents. Accurate technical documentation and effective knowledge transfer. Consistent adherence to coding, security and testing standards.
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