Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior COBOL Developer for a 12+ month contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX. This role is focused on providing production support for critical mainframe applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for incident management, problem resolution, and operational readiness, utilizing advanced programming and troubleshooting skills on IBM mainframe systems to ensure stability and performance.
Responsibilities: - Manage problems/incidents, operational readiness, application monitoring, and service analytics
- Take ownership of escalations and perform troubleshooting, analysis, research, and resolution using advanced query and programming skills
- Contribute proactively to problem management and root cause analysis
- Solve production down situations under strict SLA deadlines
- Coordinate with offshore/onshore teams and delegate work
- Identify, escalate, and address project issues and risks
Requirements: - 8+ years of hands-on developer experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, IMS DB/DC, MQ Series, and Easytrieve
- Experience in Production Support, change management, and using incident management tools
- Proficiency with IBM problem determination tools such as File Manager and Fault Analyzer
- Experience with Endeavor, TSO, MarkIV, TWS, and CA7
- Knowledge of transmission protocols (NDM, FTP), APIs, and MQ
- Experience with SQL Database query language
- Familiarity with Splunk or other monitoring tools
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage stakeholders across various groups and locations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desired skills: - Exposure to REXX
- Experience with the banking or financial industry
Pay range: $55.06 - $63.06 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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