Mainframe Developer

Role: Mainframe Developer

Location: Chicago, IL /Dallas, TX / Raleigh, TX / Boston, MA / Jersey City, NJ & Merrimack, NH

Job Type: Full time

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Professional to join our onsite team and support critical enterprise applications running on IBM Mainframe platforms. The candidate should possess strong development, maintenance, support, and troubleshooting skills across core mainframe technologies and work closely with business, operations, and distributed application teams.

Primary Skills (Must Have)

Must have strong hands-on experience in:

IBM Mainframe (z/OS)

COBOL / Enterprise COBOL

JCL (Job Control Language)

VSAM

DB2 for z/OS

CICS

TSO/ISPF

SDSF

Endevor, Changeman, or similar source control tools

Batch Processing and Job Scheduling

Production Support and Incident Management

Debugging and Performance Tuning of Mainframe Applications

Application Maintenance, Enhancement, and Support

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

SDLC and Agile methodologies

Key Responsibilities

Analyze, design, develop, test, and deploy Mainframe applications.

Perform coding and enhancements using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS.

Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.

Work on batch job monitoring and scheduling activities.

Coordinate with business stakeholders for requirement clarification.

Conduct impact analysis for application changes.

Support system integration and user acceptance testing.

Prepare technical documentation and knowledge transfer artifacts.

Ensure adherence to coding standards and operational procedures.