Actively looking for a Mainframe developer

Role: Mainframe Developer

Location: Tampa, FL (Need only locals)

Role Overview

• We are seeking a highly experienced Mainframe Developer with deep expertise in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL to support and enhance mission-critical applications. The candidate will play a key role in development, maintenance, production support, and modernization initiatives in a high-volume enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Perform impact analysis and support system enhancements and upgrades
• Develop and optimize DB2 SQL queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning
• Handle production support, incident resolution, and root cause analysis
• Work on batch and online (CICS) processing systems
• Prepare functional and technical design documents
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, business analysts, and infrastructure teams
• Participate in code reviews, testing (unit, integration, UAT), and deployment activities
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security policies, and SLA commitments

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in:
• COBOL (Structured & Object-Oriented)
• CICS (Customer Information Control System)
• DB2 (SQL, Stored Procedures, Performance Tuning)
• JCL (Job Control Language)
• Experience with:
• VSAM, IMS (optional but preferred)
• Mainframe utilities (SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER)
• Debugging tools like Expeditor, Abend-AID
• Knowledge of:
• Batch processing and scheduling tools (e.g., Control-M, CA-7)
• Version control tools (Endevor, Changeman)
• Familiarity with mainframe modernization or API integration is a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production support environment
• Team player with mentoring capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience in banking, financial services, or insurance domains
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience in modernization initiatives (Mainframe to distributed/cloud)

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of REST APIs, Microservices integration with mainframe
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines for mainframe
• Exposure to tools like z/OS Connect, IBM MQ