Mainframe Developer
- Develop, maintain, and support cobol-based applications on ibm mainframe systems
- Analyze brd/fsd and translate them into technical specifications
- Perform coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of programs
- Support batch processing, online transactions, and job scheduling (jcl)
- Maintain and optimize batch/online transactions/idms/vsam
- Investigate & support production issues and provide timely fixes
- Participate in system integration, sit/uat/production support, and release activities
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with business analysts, testers, and infrastructure teams
- Strong experience in: cobol (mainframe), jcl (job control language), vsam
- Familiarity with: endevor, batch processing and scheduling tools (e.g., a-auto)
- Knowledge of: mainframe environment (z/os), file handling and data structures
- Good debugging and performance tuning skills
- Domain knowledge (preferred): banking systems (especially deposits), understanding of financial products and transaction processing, experience with regulatory or reporting systems
- Soft skills: strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to work on legacy systems with limited documentation, good communication with business and technical teams, ability to handle production support and tight timelines
- Experience & qualifications: bachelor’s degree in computer science, it, or related field, 5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe development, experience in idms, production support environment is a plus