Senior Consultant | Mainframe | Engineering | Pl

Job Description:

COBOL Developer

Role Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated COBOL Developer with 4-6 years of experience in mainframe technologies to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing business-critical applications running on IBM Mainframe platforms. The candidate should possess strong analytical skills and experience working in a production support and development environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, enhance, and maintain applications using COBOL on IBM Mainframe systems.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Perform coding, unit testing, debugging, and deployment activities.
• Support and maintain existing mainframe applications and batch processes.
• Work with JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS components for application development and maintenance.
• Conduct impact analysis and provide estimates for change requests.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, QA, and Support teams.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation.

Required Skills:

• 4-6 years of hands-on experience in COBOL development.
• Strong knowledge of:
• COBOL
• JCL (Job Control Language)
• DB2
• CICS
• VSAM
• IBM Mainframe environment (z/OS)
• Experience in application maintenance, enhancement, and production support.
• Good understanding of SDLC methodologies.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in Banking, Insurance, or Financial Services domains.
• Knowledge of Endevor, Changeman, or other source control tools.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with mainframe modernization initiatives is an added advantage.

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

Key Competencies:

• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving ability
• Team collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Customer-focused mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Skills

CICS, COBOL, DB2, JCL, Mainframes, VSAM, Z/OS