Mainframe COBOL/CICS Developer for Financial Services

Phaxis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Phaxis is seeking a COBOL Programmer Analyst for a NYC-based financial firm. The role focuses on production support, coding, testing, troubleshooting, and assisting with applications in IBM VSE/ESA, Cobol, VSAM, and CICS.

The position involves maintaining and enhancing programs and utilities, and designing new modules. Collaboration with managers and users is required to improve procedures and resolve technical problems efficiently.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in COBOL/CICS environments.
• Experience with MQ Series, VSAM, EasyTrieve.
• Experience in the financial sector.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates user requests, estimate duration of enhancement/new module and compatibility with current system.
• Analyze and develop design specifications to detailed flows for coding.
• Plan, develop, test, and document computer programs, applying programming techniques.
• Consults with managers/users of current operating procedures.
• Requires ability to solve technical problems.
• Creative, energetic, problem solver.

Skills

COBOL / CICS

MQ Series

VSAM

EasyTrieve

Financial domain knowledge

Databases

7+ years' experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Phaxis is seeking a COBOL Programmer Analyst for a NYC-based financial firm. The role focuses on production support, coding, testing, troubleshooting, and assisting with applications in IBM VSE/ESA, Cobol, VSAM, and CICS.

The position involves maintaining and enhancing programs and utilities, and designing new modules. Collaboration with managers and users is required to improve procedures and resolve technical problems efficiently.