Mainframe Cobol, CICS Developer

Mainframe Cobol, CICS Developer

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Job Description

EST time zone Remote Work

Day to Day Job Duties

• Use Cobol, CICS to design, build, test, and deploy scalable mainframe applications for logistics operations like order processing, warehouse management, and shipment tracking.
• Create and maintain responsive user interfaces (UIs) for logistics applications using CICS. The focus is on providing a seamless user experience (UX) for critical operational tasks.
• Write complex SQL queries for DB2 and perform database design and optimization. Ensure data integrity for all logistics data.
• Develop and implement event-driven data pipelines using TD and TS queses for real-time data processing and communication between screens.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Participate in regular code reviews with other developers to maintain quality standards.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings to track progress and plan future tasks within an Agile/Scrum framework.
• Collaborate with business analysts, UI/UX designers, and QA testers to define and deliver new features for logistics applications.
• Guide and mentor junior developers, ensuring that best practices are followed and knowledge is shared across the team.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of hands-on experience in Cobol + CICS development, including the design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with Cobol and developing batch process.
• Proven experience building responsive front-end user interfaces using CICS Client macros.
• Direct experience integrating with and interfacing to legacy COBOL systems.
• Proficiency in database design, SQL optimization, and direct experience with DB2.
• Past experience with COBOL mainframe or with COBOL to Java modernization

Key Skills

• Backend: Cobol, JCL, VSAM
• Frontend: CICS
• Integration: SAP
• Database: DB2, SQL optimization
• Tools: Endevor, Expeditor, File Aide
• Domain Expertise Experience in Manufacturing domain
• Degree: Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field.

Nice to Have; (But not a must) SAP experience.

Disclaimer

Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at View phone number on click.appcast.io

Rewards

Medical, dental, vision 401k Term life Voluntary life and disability insurance Optional Pre-paid legal plan Optional Identity theft plan Optional Medical and dependent FSA Work-visa sponsorship Opportunity for advancement Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client

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