Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Mainframe Payments Developer will maintain, enhance, and support Fiserv PEP applications within an ACH payments environment. The role requires strong mainframe development expertise along with hands-on Fiserv PEP experience and a solid understanding of ACH payment processing, NACHA formats, settlement, returns, corrections, and exception processing. The developer will implement technical and business-driven changes, troubleshoot production issues, and support reliable ACH transaction processing.
Key Responsibilities
• Support, maintain, and enhance Fiserv PEP applications.
• Develop and implement technical and business-driven changes using COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, and related mainframe technologies.
• Analyze and resolve ACH processing issues, defects, and production incidents.
• Understand and support end-to-end ACH payment flows, including settlement, returns, corrections, and exception processing.
• Work with NACHA file formats, ACH rules, and transaction processing requirements.
• Troubleshoot payment failures, processing bottlenecks, and settlement reconciliation issues from both technical and functional perspectives.
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate issue resolution with business and operations teams.
• Support production stability and ensure smooth ACH transaction processing.
Required Qualifications
• Strong mainframe development experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and VSAM.
• Hands-on experience with Fiserv PEP.
• Solid knowledge of ACH payments, NACHA formats, and ACH processing workflows.
• Strong understanding of ACH settlement, returns, corrections, reconciliation, and exception processing.
• Ability to troubleshoot payment failures, processing bottlenecks, and settlement reconciliation issues from both technical and functional perspectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.