Mainframe Consultant - COBOL / JCL
JConnect Infotech
Mainframe Consultant – COBOL / JCL
Location: McLean, Virginia / Milford, Ohio
Duration: Full Time
Job Description:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience in COBOL (preferably Enterprise COBOL / VS COBOL II)
- Strong hands-on experience in JCL
- Mainframe environment expertise: z/OS, TSO/ISPF
- File handling knowledge: VSAM, sequential files, SORT utilities (e.g., Syncsort/DFSORT)
- Solid debugging and incident resolution skills for batch processing and abends
- Good understanding of SDLC (Waterfall/Agile) and production support processes
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills:
- DB2 (SQL, SPUFI/QMF, stored procedures exposure is a plus)
- Online processing exposure: CICS (preferred), IMS (plus)
- Tools: File-Aid, Abend-AID, Expeditor/IBM Debugger
- Version/Change management: Endevor, Changeman, PANVALET
- Scheduling: Control-M or CA7
- Mainframe modernization exposure (e.g., Micro Focus, migration, refactoring) is a plus
- Banking domain experience (cards, loans, payments, deposits) preferred
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and solution designs.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain COBOL programs (batch and/or online).
- Create and modify JCL jobs, procedures, and utilities to support batch processing.
- Perform unit testing, support system/integration testing, and participate in implementation activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve batch failures/job abends, performance issues, and production incidents within SLAs.
- Work with datasets and file processing involving VSAM and sequential files.
- Interact with DBAs/Support teams for DB2 (or other databases) access, SQL tuning, and issue resolution.
- Utilize scheduling and monitoring tools such as Control-M/CA7 (as applicable).
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, documentation practices, and change management procedures.
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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