COBOL Developer

Job Title: COBOL Developer



Job Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ



Full Time

Key Technology: IBM JCL, CA7, JCL, COBOL, REXX, EasyTrieve, VSAM, IDMS, Endevor, File Master, Dispatch, View, UniTech


Job Responsibilities:
• Develop program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.
• Performance tuning and testing of mainframe code, troubleshooting performance problems, preparing code for deployment and finishing all vital Waterfall SDLC documentation.
• Write code, programs, tests, and analyze new application software.
• Work on online and batch applications that support credit & debit card processing.
• Write and modify COBOL programs to process data to fund and bill merchants & clear to associations.
• Unit testing program changes using IDMS, DB2, JCL, PROCs and test VSAM and flat files.
• Provide recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
• Develop customized solutions within the platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives, client requirements, and company goals.
• Interacting with Product Managers, Project Managers, GIO (Global Infrastructure Operations) resources and Client/Partner IT resources to collaborate on projects.
• Consul with users, to determine software or system functional specifications.
• ttend meetings and conference calls to review the business requirements document.
• Design and develop computer systems or programs, based on user defined requirements.
• Create high level and detailed design documents that support credit & debit card processing projects.
• Present design documents via TEAMS meeting to the business for sign off.
• Develop mainframe applications for PTS application set across platforms.
• Provide leadership, supervision and coaching for a specific project.
• Deliver project documents, HLD, DDD, timelines, I-plans to the project manager.
• dhere to established standards and consult with senior managers on technology solutions.
• Responsible for assigning resources and delegating tasks to meet project deliverables.
• Will be part of the on-call rotation to handle issues that could occur with the application such as job abends.



Skills and Experience Required:


Required:
• 8 years of mainframe experience in IBM JCL, CA7, JCL, and utilities, COBOL, REXX, EasyTrieve, VSAM, IDMS, Endevor, File Master, Dispatch, View, UniTech and Remedy utilities.
• Experience with Client, Visa, Client, Client and Diner's International merchant acquiring; settlement balancing and error processing.
• Experience with the Waterfall Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)


Desired:
• Experience in merchant acquiring system and credit & debit card international processing & integration services.
• Experience in settlement, interchange, and authorization targets for application modifications.
• Exposure to common Merchant Acquirer Information Security concepts and practices.
• Have functional-Technical knowledge of payment authorization, fraud detection systems and smart routing applications.
• Experience with payment ecommerce systems, payments gateways and payment processors.
• dvanced Degree and/or Technology Certifications.


Education:
• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience in applicable field OR Advanced Degree in applicable field with 6 years of relevant experience.