Overview
Contract - W2
Skills
Mainframe Technologies
COBOL
JCL
CICS
VSAM
Job Details
This role demands
1. Deep expertise in mainframe technologies
2. Strong analytical thinking, and a passion for mentoring and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM and DB2.
- Lead and oversee the modernization of legacy systems while ensuring business continuity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and resolve issues.
- Perform detailed impact analysis, develop functional specs, and contribute to high-level architecture.
- Guide and mentor junior developers and contribute to knowledge sharing across teams.
- Ensure quality and performance through rigorous testing, debugging, and optimization.
- Maintain compliance with enterprise security, auditing, and data privacy standards.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in mainframe application development.
- Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and mainframe utilities.
- Expertise in batch and online processing environments.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, SonarQube) in mainframe pipelines.
- Familiarity with containerization or cloud migration strategies
. - Track record of modernization initiatives (e.g., API integrations, cloud enablement).
- Financial services, insurance, or government sector experience a plus.
1. Deep expertise in mainframe technologies
2. Strong analytical thinking, and a passion for mentoring and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM and DB2.
- Lead and oversee the modernization of legacy systems while ensuring business continuity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and resolve issues.
- Perform detailed impact analysis, develop functional specs, and contribute to high-level architecture.
- Guide and mentor junior developers and contribute to knowledge sharing across teams.
- Ensure quality and performance through rigorous testing, debugging, and optimization.
- Maintain compliance with enterprise security, auditing, and data privacy standards.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in mainframe application development.
- Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and mainframe utilities.
- Expertise in batch and online processing environments.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, SonarQube) in mainframe pipelines.
- Familiarity with containerization or cloud migration strategies
. - Track record of modernization initiatives (e.g., API integrations, cloud enablement).
- Financial services, insurance, or government sector experience a plus.
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