Remote COBOL Mainframe Developer | Flexible Hours

BairesDev

Antioquia

Remote

COP 135,944,000 - 213,627,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Competitive USD or local currency pay

Hardware and software setup for home

Flexible hours

Paid parental leave and holidays

Multicultural global team

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a COBOL Programmer to maintain and modernize critical IBM mainframe applications, ensuring stability for sectors like banking and government. You will work remotely on impactful projects, translating business needs into robust technical solutions with cross-functional teams.

Applicants should have 4+ years of software/mainframe experience, strong COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, and VSAM skills, and excellent English.

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Mainframe Development, or Systems Programming.
Proven expertise in maintaining and modernizing COBOL applications on IBM mainframes.
Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance COBOL applications for batch and online processing.
Manage and optimize mainframe components including CICS, DB2, JCL, and VSAM.
Analyze complex legacy codebases to identify and implement modernization and optimization opportunities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and updates.
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot defects to ensure the reliability of mission-critical systems.
Document system changes and workflows to preserve institutional knowledge and support long-term maintainability.