Mainframe Developer

Mainframe Skills

Location: Remote

Rate: $55/hr W2 or $65/hr C2C 

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Mainframe professional with strong experience in application analysis, development, maintenance, and legacy modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in COBOL based applications and a solid understanding of enterprise mainframe environments.

• Key Responsibilities
  Perform code screening, analysis, and scraping of existing mainframe applications to identify dependencies, inefficiencies, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Analyze legacy applications and contribute to modernization, transformation, and migration strategies.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain COBOL-DB2-CICS based applications.
• Develop, enhance, and manage JCL jobs, including batch processing and workflow scheduling.
• Work with Control-M, and enterprise scheduling tools for job automation, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integrations with distributed systems, APIs, and downstream applications.
• Perform impact analysis and support application enhancements, defect fixes, and ongoing maintenance activities.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, performance best practices, and security guidelines.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, code changes, process flows, and operational procedures.
• Support QA, UAT, deployment, and post-production validation activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Mainframe technologies, including COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL, and CICS.
• Strong experience in batch processing, job scheduling, and production support environments.
• Experience with enterprise scheduling tools such as Control-M.
• Proficiency with Mainframe debugging and analysis tools such as Xpediter, File-AID, and Abend-AID.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in Agile and SDLC-driven environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and business stakeholders.