COBOL Developer

Overview

Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Batch Processing
Flowchart
Root Cause Analysis
Design Review
Quality Assurance
Mentorship
Onboarding
Computer Science
Insurance
Financial Services
JCL
VSAM
IBM
z/OS
Debugging
IBM WebSphere MQ
SOAP
Agile
Software Development Methodology
Version Control
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
COBOL
Migration
Cloud Computing
API
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Code Refactoring
Disaster Recovery
Performance Tuning
Mainframe
IBM Mainframe
IBM DB2
CICS
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services

Job Details

37409

Role :COBOL Developer

Location ;Urbana, MD

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsibilities Design, code, test, and maintain COBOL applications for both online and batch processing environments. Analyze functional specifications and document technical designs and logical flowcharts. Debug and resolve production batch failures and perform root cause analysis. Integrate COBOL applications with modern systems and APIs as part of migration initiatives. Conduct code and design reviews to ensure performance, security, and adherence to architectural standards. Collaborate with business analysts, QA, infrastructure, and project teams. Mentor junior developers and support technical onboarding. Required Qualifications Skills Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field. 5 years of COBOL mainframe development experience in insurance or financial services. Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, with mainframe tools (e.g., IBM zOS, CICS, IMS). Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities for batch and online environments. Experience integrating COBOL systems with SQLDB2, MQ series, REST or SOAP services. Familiarity with Agile development, SDLC, version control, and ITILITSM practices. Excellent problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and ability to work independently. Preferred (Bonus) Qualifications Experience with COBOL modernization, lift-and-shift, refactoring or migration to modern systems. Exposure to cloud integration, API platforms, GenAI-based refactoring tools. Knowledge of disaster recovery, performance tuning, and mainframe security. Certifications in IBM mainframe, DB2, CICS, or Azure AWS online skills.

Note: For Immediate response please reach out to me at Rajmohan at galaxy i tech dot com / Four Eight Zero Seven Five Zero Seven Zero Seven One.

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