Mainframe Developer - Only W2

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Application Support / Systems Programmer with strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and enterprise scheduling tools. The ideal candidate will have expert-level hands-on experience supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing large-scale mainframe applications and batch processing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, enhance, and support mainframe applications using COBOL.
• Create, modify, troubleshoot, and optimize JCL for batch processing and production workloads.
• Work extensively with DB2 for database access, SQL queries, program integration, troubleshooting, and performance-related activities.
• Monitor and manage enterprise scheduling and batch job processing.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, job failures, abends, and data-related issues.
• Analyze application and system issues and provide timely resolution in accordance with established SLAs.
• Support production deployments, application releases, and change management activities.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes for recurring production issues.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, database, and operations teams.
• Maintain technical documentation and support knowledge-sharing activities.

Required Skills

• COBOL Expert Level
• JCL Expert Level
• DB2 Expert Level
• Scheduler Knowledge Expert Level
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and production support skills.
• Ability to analyze complex batch processing and application issues.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise mainframe environments.

Preferred Skills

• IMS DB Strong working knowledge is a significant advantage.
• IMS DC Good to have but not required.
• SAS Good to know.

Skills Needed:

• COBOL - Expert level
• JCL - Expert level
• DB2 - Expert level
• Scheduler knowledge - Expert level
• IMS DB - Working Knowledge is huge plus.
• IMS DC - Ok to have it but not needed
• SAS - Good to Know