Functional Consultant - Mainframe

Tata Consultancy Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a mainframe developer with strong COBOL, JCL and DB2/IMS skills. You will develop software products and research using COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, JIRA and MQ, and participate in all lifecycle phases from requirements to support.

You will lead daily meetings, track defects, and ensure remediation of issues with a focus on data integrity, performance, and audit readiness. Strong written and verbal communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Proficient in COBOL, JCL, DB2 and IMS development.
• Experience with mainframe tooling like ISPW, File-AID, CAFM and DFSORT.
• Strong communication and ability to manage incidents and audits.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and research using COBOL, JCL, DB2/IMS, JIRA and MQ.
• Participate in all phases of the software lifecycle from requirements to support.
• Lead daily meetings and drive defect tracking to closure.

Skills

COBOL

GoLang

DB2

IMS

JCL

ISPW

File-AID

CAFM

DFSORT

VSAM

Control-M

Mainframe Automation

Excel VBA Automation

Tools

ISPW

File-AID

CAFM

DFSORT

JIRA

MQ

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Application Language: COBOL, GoLang
• Backend: DB2 and IMS
• Compile and Run: JCL
• Tools: ISPW for code management, File-AID, CAFM, DFSORT
• File Processing: VSAM
• Scheduler: Control-M
• Basic knowledge for Mainframe Automation.
• Excel based VBA Macro Automation

Roles & Responsibilities

• Proficient in developing software products and research using COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, JIRA and MQ; exploring challenging assignments with a professionally managed organization.
• Well versed in all phases of development lifecycle, from gathering requirements to analysis, development, testing, implementation, documentation and support.
• Experience in handling and driving daily meetings / calls with the counterparts.
• Proficiency in preparing Defect logs and tracking defects to closure.
• Ability to analyze, organize and manage challenging tasks that promote growth through individual and product achievement.
• Need to have good written and verbal communication skills
• Developed query script to assist team with data extraction
• Ensured successful processing of millions of records daily with adjacent systems
• Prioritized and resolved over 1500 ITSM incidents
• Prepared reports for platform stability and visibility of issues
• Provided audit and operational risk event support
• Identified and reported over 250 issues through Jira
• Remediated customer account issues due to missing or invalid data
• Created and updated documentation on relevant issues and for monitoring purpose

Salary Range- $120,000-$130,000 a year