Sr Mainframe Developer

About Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI)

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Join our innovative team to lead enterprise-grade SAP solutions and drive digital transformation initiatives across global enterprises.

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Mainframe Application Support Specialist with 8-10 years of experience in systems analysis and development. The role requires strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, and related mainframe tools. Candidates must have prior banking domain experience, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to investigate complex business cases.

Mandatory skills:

Experience in mainframe systems
Experience in Application Support
Strong communication skills

Key Responsibilities

1. 10 years of systems analysis/application development experience

2. Strong background in core Mainframe systems development

3. Expertise in COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, DB2

4. Knowledge of Easytrieve, CA-7; exposure to CICS (nice to have), PANVALET, XPEDITOR, PANAPT, FILEAID

5. Experience with file structures (VSAM, GDG, Fixed Block, Variable Block), ISPF, TSO, FTP

6. Exposure to JCL program execution and COBOL-DB2 coding

7. Application development using CICS

8. Experience with processing VSAM datasets and dataset allocation, ISPF/PDF

9. Familiarity with Easytrieve & REXX (good to have)

10. Experience with job scheduling, incident management, and problem management

11. Ability to investigate complex business cases and explain via code analysis

12. Previous banking domain experience is compulsory

13. Contribution to both development and production support teams

14. Strong problem-solving skills for issue resolution

15. Experience with documentation and document repositories

16. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

GeniusBSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.