Mainframe Developer

Zensar Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar Technologies in Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad seeks a skilled Mainframe Developer to support and enhance legacy applications in a core banking environment. The ideal candidate will have strong COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and VSAM expertise, plus hands-on debugging and performance optimization.

Must-have skills include COBOL programming, JCL with abend troubleshooting, DB2 SQL and stored procedures, CICS/VSAM, batch and online development, and experience with SDLC, Agile,

Qualifications

• Strong experience with COBOL programming.
• Expertise in JCL and abend troubleshooting.
• Solid knowledge of DB2 (SQL queries, stored procedures, performance tuning).
• Hands-on experience with CICS & VSAM (KSDS/ESDS/RRDS).
• Experience in batch and online program development/support.
• Strong debugging, optimization, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance legacy mainframe applications in a core banking environment.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance.
• Contribute to SDLC, Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist modernization initiatives (API/REST integration, cloud migration, reengineering).

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

CICS

VSAM

Batch & online development

Debugging & performance tuning

API/REST integration

Tools

File-AID

Abend-AID

Expeditor

Endevor

Changeman

SMP/E

Job description

Locations: Pune | Kolkata | Bangalore | Chennai | Hyderabad

wWe are looking for a skilled Mainframe Developer to support and enhance legacy applications in a core banking environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and VSAM, along with hands-on experience in application support, debugging, and performance optimization

Must-Have Skill

• sStrong experience in COBOL programmin
• gExpertise in JCL (Job Control Language) and abend troubleshootin
• gSolid knowledge of DB2 (SQL queries, stored procedures, performance tuning
• )Hands-on experience with CICS & VSAM (KSDS/ESDS/RRDS
• )Experience in batch & online program development/suppor
• tStrong debugging, optimization, and problem-solving skill
• sKnowledge of tools: File-AID, Abend-AID, Expeditor, Endevor, Changeman, SMP/
• EUnderstanding of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD pipeline
• sExperience in performance tuning (COBOL, DB2, JCL
• )Exposure to modernization projects (API/REST integration, cloud migration, reengineering