Mainframe Hogan Developer

Salary: $119,000 - 151,000 per year Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, preferably Enterprise COBOL or VS COBOL II, and JCL.
• Working knowledge of Hogan core banking systems and their integration with COBOL/JCL mainframe applications.
• Expertise with z/OS and TSO/ISPF environments.
• Knowledge of VSAM, sequential files, and SORT utilities such as Syncsort or DFSORT.
• Strong debugging and incident-resolution skills for batch processing and abends.
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile, and production support processes.
• DB2 experience, including SQL, SPUFI/QMF, or exposure to stored procedures, is an advantage.
• Exposure to online processing with CICS or IMS is beneficial.
• Familiarity with File-Aid, Abend-AID, Expeditor, or IBM Debugger is desirable.
• Experience with Endevor, Changeman, or PANVALET is preferred.
• Familiarity with Control-M or CA7 scheduling is an advantage.
• Exposure to mainframe modernization, such as Micro Focus, migration, or refactoring, is beneficial.
• Banking domain experience in cards, loans, payments, or deposits is preferred.

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and solution designs.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain batch and/or online COBOL programs.
• Create and modify JCL jobs, procedures, and utilities for batch processing.
• Support, troubleshoot, and enhance mainframe applications and interfaces involving Hogan systems.
• Perform unit testing, support system and integration testing, and participate in implementations.
• Resolve batch failures, job abends, performance issues, and production incidents within service-level agreements.
• Work with datasets and file processing involving VSAM and sequential files.
• Coordinate with database and support teams on DB2 or other database access, SQL tuning, and issue resolution.
• Use scheduling and monitoring tools such as Control-M or CA7, as applicable.
• Follow coding standards, documentation practices, and change management processes, including Endevor, Changeman, or Git.
• Provide regular status updates and contribute to operational readiness and continuous improvement.

• CICS
• COBOL
• Git
• IBM
• IMS
• Support
• JCL
• SQL
• TSO
• TSO/ISPF
• VSAM

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This role focuses on developing and supporting mainframe applications in a banking environment, including systems and interfaces involving Hogan. The work spans batch and online processing, production support, testing, implementation, and ongoing operational improvement.

last updated 42 week of 2026