COBOL Mainframe Application Developer

Role Description

We are looking for a very experienced COBOL Mainframe Developer with Application Architecture knowledge to join our Application Managed Services team. In this role, you will collaborate directly with a state agency to maintain and enhance its online Unemployment software and modernize its Disability Insurance software.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mainframe technologies and experience in designing, developing and maintaining COBOL applications integrating with front-end server-based applications. Experience in collaborating with state agencies on software projects is preferred, as well as prior experience with projects focusing on mainframe application modernization. This role will involve:

• Analyzing requirements
• Analyzing inter-application dependencies
• Architectural design of solutions
• Implementing code while ensuring optimal performance and reliability

As a COBOL Mainframe Application Developer, you will work directly with the Department of Labor client personnel as a consultant to support development on their existing Unemployment and Disability Insurance software system. You will:

• Create and use programming specs to build assigned components
• Ensure components are properly documented, unit tested, and ready for integration
• Fix defects found during pre- and post-production
• Provide work estimates for development tasks
• Analyze the dependencies between mainframe applications
• Design and implement remediations for mainframe applications being sunset

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work/practical experience)
• At least 12 years of COBOL programming; proficiency in COBOL programming in an IBM z/OS mainframe environment
• Expertise in Job Control Language (JCL)
• Experience in mainframe technologies, including IMS DB, CA7, DB2/SQL, JCL, MQ, VSAM, CICS, TSO, FTP
• Production Support experience including break-fix support and permanent fixes in production
• Development lifecycle experience, from Developing to System Test to UAT to Production
• Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)

Requirements

• Application architecture skills
• IMS DB and DB2 – extensive experience required programming with these

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage
• Disability and retirement benefits
• Paid leave and paid time off
• Discretionary annual bonus program based on performance