COBOL/Mainframe Developer

Local''s prefered

Skills Needed: +5 Years of Mainframe COBOL (CICS), JCL, and Copybooks. Coding in COBOL (CICS), JCL, CA7, DB2, and Batch Processing. Developing and executing unit testing and integrations. Run, compile, and debug in IBM Z370. Mainframe programming in Z370 and MVS 2.04 environments. 

Role Description

We are seeking an Mainframe/COBOL developer who is experienced working with mainframe systems to help implement a change to support correspondence generation in multiple languages (English and Spanish), including updating/creating reference tables and substitution variables

Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop and maintain Mainframe COBOL, JCL & Copybooks to meet project requirements
2. Develop and execute unit test and integration plans/scripts to validate that application changes meet technical specifications.
3. Participate in technical reviews at appropriate stages of development
4. Interface with business and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate business requirements into formal technical requirements and application code
5. Work with IT support teams (EIA, DA/DBA, server teams) to ensure support and project requirements are developed and successfully implemented
6. Work with business team to complete acceptance testing and participate in integration testing
7. Provide Solution Delivery Methodology artifacts associated with application components.

Qualifications:

1. 5+ years of mainframe Development background in design, analysis and coding: COBOL (CICS), JCL, CICS, CA7, DB2, batch processing
2. IT technical background & mainframe programming experience especially z370 and MVS 2.04
3. Ability to work independently on enhancements to Cobol programs and subprograms and can compile, run, and debug on an IBM z370 environment
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working in a global environment
5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
6. Ability to multi-task effectively
7. Prioritize Business Impact and Urgency
8. Perform application support tasks like systems support, security reviews, & maintenance tasks
9. Testing experience
10. Ability to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly