Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.
Job Title: Application Developer - Mainframe
Location: Remote (Bismarck, ND)
Duration: 12 Months plus
Job Description:
The Mainframe Developer will design, develop, test, and support enhancements to existing mainframe applications. The role is primarily hands-on development with COBOL, Natural, JCL, and databases such as ADABAS and DB2 (Oracle familiarity is a plus). The ideal candidate translates business requirements into practical technical solutions, produces clear documentation, collaborates in Agile teams, and participates in a shared on-call rotation.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical
- Proficient in COBOL (maintenance and net-new development).
- Proficient in Natural (maintenance and net-new development).
- Strong working knowledge of JCL (batch authoring, scheduling handoff, troubleshooting).
- Experience with ADABAS and DB2 (queries, data analysis, understanding of performance basics).
- Familiarity with Oracle concepts and SQL tooling (e.g., PL/SQL Developer or equivalent).
- Comfortable with tools such as QMF, Visio (or equivalents) for data and design work.
- Solid testing discipline and defect management.
Communication & Delivery
- Strong technical writing (design docs, runbooks, change notes).
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and dependable follow-through.
Experience
- 5+ years of mainframe development in enterprise settings (or equivalent).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Natural/ADABAS in public sector or large enterprise environments.
- Exposure to mainframe CI/CD and change tools (e.g., Endevor, ChangeMan, ISPW).
- Familiarity with job scheduling platforms (Control‑M, CA‑7, TWS).
- Integration experience (e.g., MQ, file-based interfaces, service layers).
- Prior participation in rotational on-call support.
- Informal mentorship or focal-point experience.
- State government or regulated industry experience.
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