# Sr. Mainframe Developer

Cognizant is looking for an experienced Sr. Mainframe Developer for our fast-growing business area. An ideal candidate, someone who is a problem-solver, idea-maker and a high-energy individual. If you meet our background requirements and are looking for an opportunity to be rewarded for your skills and expertise, this is an ideal opportunity for you! Experience Level: Minimum 7 - 20 years of Experience Job Description: Job Summary This hybrid role is for a Software Engineer with experience in Cobol JCL CICS VSAM and DB2 on mainframe platforms focusing on the development enhancement and maintenance of stable and secure enterprise applications ensuring high performance regulatory compliance and seamless integration with upstream and downstream systems while collaborating with cross functional teams in a structured day shift environment. Responsibilities Design develop and maintain Cobol based business applications on mainframe environments to support critical enterprise processes and ensure consistent system reliability Analyze functional and technical specifications to translate business requirements into efficient Cobol JCL CICS VSAM and DB2 components that are easy to maintain and

- **Id**: 3953060
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cognizant-sr-mainframe-developer>
- **Role**: Enterprise Apps
- **Role family**: Enterprise Apps
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Taguig, Philippines
- **Countries**: PH
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T23:25:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T01:10:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6588
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Engineering Services, Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 85
- **Name**: Cognizant
- **Domain**: cognizant.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cognizant>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Cognizant Careers

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 88
- **Open postings**: 199
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.442
- **Repost share**: 0.06
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **CICS** — Optional: no
- **Db2** — Optional: no
- **JCL** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **VSAM** — Optional: no
- **COBOL** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Philippines** — Iso: PH; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T05:38:31Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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