Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and motivated
Mainframe Developer
with
5 to 6 years of hands-on experience
in developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise mainframe applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in
COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM
, with a solid understanding of mainframe development life cycles, production support, and troubleshooting. Exposure to
IMS DB/DC
is highly desirable and will be considered an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical design and development solutions.
- Develop, enhance, test, and maintain mainframe applications using
COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM
.
- Design and develop efficient
DB2 SQL queries, stored procedures, and database access modules
.
- Create and modify batch jobs, job streams, and utilities using
JCL
.
VSAM files
, file processing programs, and data conversion utilities.
- Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Investigate and resolve production issues, including performance tuning and root cause analysis.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Prepare technical documentation, program specifications, and operational procedures.
- Support application modernization and transformation initiatives where applicable.
Required Technical Skills
Mandatory Skills
COBOL
DB2
JCL
VSAM
- Experience in developing and supporting batch and mainframe applications.
- Proficiency in
DB2 SQL programming
, query optimization, and database design concepts.
- Good understanding of file processing, debugging, and performance tuning.
- Experience with
Endevor, Changeman, ISPW
, or similar source control/version management tools.
Mainframe Utilities
such as SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, and DFSORT.
- Experience in production support and incident management.
Good to Have
IMS DB and/or IMS DC
.
CICS development
.
- Knowledge of MQ Series integration.
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Familiarity with mainframe modernization or cloud integration initiatives
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical design and development solutions.
- Develop, enhance, test, and maintain mainframe applications using
COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM
.
- Design and develop efficient
DB2 SQL queries, stored procedures, and database access modules
.
- Create and modify batch jobs, job streams, and utilities using
JCL
.
VSAM files
, file processing programs, and data conversion utilities.
- Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Investigate and resolve production issues, including performance tuning and root cause analysis.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Prepare technical documentation, program specifications, and operational procedures.
- Support application modernization and transformation initiatives where applicable.
Qualifications
- 5 to 6 years of relevant experience in Mainframe Application Development and Support.
Required Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
IMS DB/DC knowledge will be considered a strong advantage for this role.
