COBOL Developer

Overview

On Site

$100,000 - $110,000

Full Time

Skills

COBOL

IDMS

Job Details

Job Title: COBOL Developer with IDMS Expertise
Location: Reston, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled COBOL Developer with strong experience in IDMS databases to support and enhance our mission-critical legacy applications. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in COBOL programming and hands-on expertise in working with IDMS on mainframe systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, maintain, and enhance applications written in COBOL, using IDMS as the backend database.
Perform detailed analysis, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of programs within a mainframe environment.
Support batch and online (CICS) applications, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Analyze and resolve technical issues related to IDMS databases, data modeling, and performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business analysts, QA, and project managers to meet delivery goals.
Participate in system upgrades, migrations, and modernization efforts.
Create and maintain JCL scripts for job automation and scheduling.

Required Skills:

Strong hands-on experience with COBOL programming language.
In-depth knowledge of IDMS (Integrated Database Management System) including schemas, subschemas, DML/DCL, and performance tuning.
Proficiency in JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, and CICS.
Good understanding of mainframe architecture and utilities.
Experience in debugging and analyzing complex batch and online programs.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with tools like Endevor, Panvalet, or Expeditor.
Exposure to modernization projects (e.g., converting COBOL-IDMS to relational DB with Java/.NET frontend).
Prior experience in banking, insurance, or government domains.

Education:

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

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