Mainframe-COBOL Developer

Edison, NJ, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Contract Independent

Contract W2

No Travel Required

On-site

Depends on Experience

Sharpedge Solutions

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Skills

Mainframe
CICS
COBOL
Insurance

Summary

Mainframe-COBOL Developer with insurance domain

JD :
Key Responsibilities:
1. Own end-to-end solution design, impact analysis, and technical architecture for complex systems.
2. Develop, optimize, and review COBOL programs, JCL jobs, DB2 queries, and CICS transactions.
3. Lead performance tuning for batch windows, DB2 access paths, and CICS TPS optimization.
4. Manage code promotion, release planning, and ensure compliance with audit and security standards.
5. Drive modernization initiatives (API enablement, DevOps pipelines).
6. Mentor and coach junior developers; enforce coding standards and best practices.
7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (BA, QA, Ops, DBA) and manage stakeholder expectations.
8. Provide production support leadership, RCA for critical incidents, and implement permanent fixes.
9. Prepare technical documentation, runbooks, and contribute to governance frameworks.
10. Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies related to mainframe development.
11. Conduct Daily Team huddle meetings and Shift handover calls

Skills Required:
1. COBOL: Advanced programming, modular design, error handling, performance optimization.
2. JCL: Complex job streams, utilities (SORT, IDCAMS), scheduling dependencies.
3. DB2: Advanced SQL, stored procedures, triggers, bind/package management, performance tuning.
4. VSAM: Dataset design, IDCAMS scripting, recovery strategies.

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Dice Id: 10115377
Position Id: 8857304
Posted 8 hours ago

Company Info

About Sharpedge Solutions

Sharpedge Solutions is a leading technology product development and services company providing cutting-edge solutions to various industries across the spectrum. We offer broad-scale cost-effective technical solutions through our Onsite-Offshore model ranging from design, architecture, development to implementation and support. Sharpedge offers IT expertise in multiple verticals such as Insurance, Telecom, Healthcare, Banking & Financial Services, Retail, and Manufacturing.

Our services comprise of building, re-engineering, enhancing, and supporting enterprise applications. Sharpedge's seasoned professionals and innovative products ensure our clients stay ahead of the curve in the fast-evolving technology market.

With over 20 years of successful operations and exceptional growth history, we take great pride in delivering quality solutions that improve performance and reduce IT costs while increasing the return organizations get from their investments and assets.

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