Hybrid Systems Analyst - COBOL/Mainframe & SQL Expert

Ledgent Technology; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Ledgent Technology is seeking a Systems Programmer Analyst to support business-critical applications, data analysis, and modernization efforts. The role spans legacy COBOL/mainframe and modern environments, requiring strong SQL skills and systems analysis capabilities.

You will collaborate with business users, DBAs, QA teams, and developers to validate changes, troubleshoot issues, and drive successful modernization projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of IT experience involving systems analysis, data analysis, SQL development, or related work.
• Hands-on COBOL experience in a mainframe/legacy environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and system requirements into functional and technical specs.
• Perform systems analysis across applications, databases, batch jobs, interfaces and reports.
• Write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex SQL queries for data analysis and reporting.
• Analyze relational databases, data models, and source-to-target mappings.
• Work with COBOL-based applications and mainframe systems to analyze functionality and support modernization.
• Support conversions, integrations, and production troubleshooting for legacy modernization.
• Create and maintain requirements docs, tech specs, and data mappings.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to clarify requirements and support changes.
• Assist with testing, validate outputs, and document defects and business rules.
• Support deployments and post-launch validation and remediation.

Skills

COBOL/mainframe

Advanced SQL

Systems Analyst

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Job description

Ledgent Technology is seeking a Systems Programmer Analyst to support business-critical applications, data analysis, and modernization efforts. The role spans legacy COBOL/mainframe and modern environments, requiring strong SQL skills and systems analysis capabilities.

You will collaborate with business users, DBAs, QA teams, and developers to validate changes, troubleshoot issues, and drive successful modernization projects.