Mainframe Developer

Role: IT Mainframe P/A

Term: 06 + months, strong possibility of extension

Location: Looking for a worker to be in Austin, TX. Onsite 3-4 days a week.

Job Description

• Looking for a worker to be in Austin, TX. Onsite 3-4 days a week.
• Seeking a Mainframe Developer, with 10+ years of development experience, to implement and test changes to mission critical COBOL/DB2 applications. The role works in an Agile/Scrum team, collaborates with internal teams, and uses JIRA/Confluence for work tracking and documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong COBOL development experience.
• Practical knowledge of DB2 (including stored procedures).
• JCL and z/OS/MVS operational experience.
• Experience performing unit testing for mainframe artifacts.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and participation in team ceremonies.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence for work management and documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross team interactions.

Preferred

• Experience with ChangeMan or other mainframe change/release tools.
• Familiarity with VSAM, IMS, or other mainframe databases.
• Exposure to mainframe debugging and performance tools.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Implement code changes to COBOL programs, copybooks, JCL, and DB2 stored procedures.
• Unit test all code changes and additions (COBOL, copybooks, JCL, DB2 SPs).
• Support QA during integration and regression testing; reproduce and help diagnose defects.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups.
• Coordinate with Schwab internal teams to validate dependencies and integrations.
• Work with external vendors where necessary to test and validate dependencies.
• Document changes and testing results in Confluence; manage tasks and defects in JIRA.