Mainframe Application Developer - COBOL/DB2

Computer Task Group, Inc

$100K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in enterprise mainframe application development.
  • Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, and DB2/SQL is a must.
  • Experience with production support and incident resolution.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills specifically with abend analysis.
  • Familiarity with mainframe system utilities like TSO/ISPF and z/OS.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain mainframe applications in COBOL and DB2.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance applications as needed.
  • Resolve production incidents along with batch and online processing issues.
  • Collaborate with technical and business teams on project requirements.
  • Perform SQL queries and database updates for application maintenance.
  • Support initiatives for application modernization and data transformation.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package offered.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skills enhancement.
  • Work in a collaborative environment with technical and business teams.
Full Job Description
CTG is seeking to fill a Mainframe Application Developer - COBOL/DB2 position for our client.

Location: Piscataway, NJ
Duration: 12 months

Duties:
  • Develop, maintain, and support mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2.
  • Perform application enhancements, troubleshooting, debugging, testing, and production support.
  • Analyze and resolve production incidents, abends, and batch processing issues.
  • Support batch and online processing and collaborate with technical and business teams.
  • Perform SQL queries, database updates, performance tuning, and application maintenance.
  • Support legacy application modernization, integration, and data transformation initiatives.

Skills:
  • COBOL / Enterprise COBOL
  • JCL and DB2 / SQL
  • Mainframe application development and production support
  • CICS / CICS TS, VSAM, IMS DB/TM
  • TSO/ISPF/SDSF and z/OS utilities
  • Endevor/Changeman, CA 7/Control-M
  • Abend analysis, including S0C4, S0C7, S0C9, and SB37
  • REXX/CLIST, IBM MQ, Assembler, PL/I
  • File-AID, Abend-AID, Xpediter
  • Mainframe-to-distributed integration and legacy modernization
  • DevOps/CI-CD, Git/Jenkins, Zowe/z/OSMF

Experience:
  • Experience developing and supporting enterprise mainframe applications.
  • Strong COBOL, JCL, DB2, and SQL experience.
  • Experience with production support, incident resolution, debugging, and batch/online processing.
  • Experience with performance and batch optimization and mainframe application troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge of RACF/mainframe security, API/REST enablement, application discovery, and dependency analysis is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:
To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 to $110,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. In addition to salary, a competitive benefit package is also offered.

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