Mainframes Developer

Cognizant • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • COBOL • 1 day ago
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≈ $11k – $26k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Chennai)
Experience
8+ years exp

First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. Cognizant scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Cognizant

Cognizant is an American information technology services and consulting company founded in 1994 as an in-house technology unit of Dun and Bradstreet in Chennai, India, and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. It builds, integrates and operates software and infrastructure for large enterprises, with particularly deep positions in healthcare, financial services, insurance and life sciences, delivered by a global workforce of more than three hundred thousand people concentrated in India. Listed on Nasdaq, the company competes with the large Indian and global systems integrators and has reoriented its offerings around cloud migration, data platforms and AI-assisted engineering.
cognizant.com • HQ: Teaneck, United States • Cloud Consulting & Migration • Engineering Services • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994
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Backed by Peak XV Partners

We are seeking a skilled Mainframe Developer with strong expertise in COBOL, CICS, and VSAM to support enterprise-level applications.


Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, and VSAM.
  • Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Perform application enhancements, debugging, and performance tuning.
  • Work on batch and online processing systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, business analysts, and support teams.
  • Participate in code reviews, production support, and incident resolution.
  • Ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and best practices.

Skills

CICS, COBOL, VSAM

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