Mainframe Developer- Atlanta GA

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to design, develop, maintain, and support enterprise mainframe applications. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and IBM mainframe environments, along with expertise in application development, production support, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS.

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and application solutions.

• Develop, modify, and optimize COBOL programs, batch jobs, and online transactions.

• Work with DB2 databases, SQL queries, stored procedures, and database performance tuning.

• Develop and maintain JCL scripts, procedures, and batch processing workflows.

• Perform application debugging, root-cause analysis, and production issue resolution.

• Participate in unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and deployment activities.

• Support application modernization, enhancements, and ongoing maintenance initiatives.

• Collaborate with business analysts, QA teams, architects, and other developers.

• Prepare technical documentation and follow established development standards and best practices.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in IBM Mainframe development.

• COBOL programming.

• JCL (Job Control Language).

• DB2 and SQL.

• CICS.

• VSAM.

• IBM z/OS environment.

• Mainframe debugging and troubleshooting.

• Batch processing and online transaction processing.

• Experience with application maintenance, enhancements, and production support.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.