COBOL Mainframe Developer with AIX

System Soft Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

System Soft Technologies is seeking a seasoned Mainframe/COBOL professional in the United States to design, develop, test, and support critical batch programs and large-scale enterprise applications. You will work with JCL, DB2/SQL, and Unix-based environments to troubleshoot production issues and implement changes in a controlled SDLC process.

The role requires strong problem-solving skills, collaboration with external vendors, and a track record of delivering reliable batch processing

Qualifications

• Hands-on COBOL/Mainframe development experience.
• Strong JCL and batch processing knowledge.
• Experience in AIX/Unix environments.
• Shell/Unix scripting and batch processing.
• Strong DB2/SQL knowledge.
• Experience with mainframe utilities and production support processes.
• Proficient at troubleshooting batch jobs and production issues.
• Understanding of app development lifecycle, testing, deployment, and change management.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain mainframe COBOL applications.
• Analyze and resolve batch job failures and production incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors on interfaces and data loads.
• Support deployment and change management activities for mainframe systems.
• Contribute to performance tuning and problem diagnosis in production.

Skills

COBOL/Mainframe

JCL

Mainframe batch processing

AIX/Unix

Shell/Unix scripting

DB2/SQL

Production support

SDLC / change management

Enterprise applications

Job description

• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL/Mainframe development.
• Strong experience with JCL and Mainframe batch processing.
• Experience working in AIX/Unix environments.
• Experience with Shell/Unix scripting and batch processing.
• Strong knowledge of DB2 and SQL.
• Experience with Mainframe utilities and production support processes.
• Experience troubleshooting batch jobs and production issues.
• Understanding of application development lifecycle, testing, deployment, and change management.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise applications.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in healthcare insurance/payer systems, particularly Commercial Enrollment.
• Experience with enrollment, membership, eligibility, claims, billing, or related healthcare systems.
• Experience working with external software vendors and third-party applications.
• Knowledge of data integrations and file-based interfaces.
• Experience with incident/problem management and production support tools.