Mainframe COBOL Specialist - Production Support

Insight Global

Fort Worth (TX)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on COBOL Programmer to support and maintain critical IBM Mainframe applications. The role focuses on application support, enhancements, and break-fix work within an established environment, with an emphasis on ramping up quickly and preserving institutional knowledge.

Candidates with supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, or insurance experience are highly preferred.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of COBOL development experience.
  • Experience with IBM mainframe tools and environments.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience supporting production mainframe applications.
  • Proficiency in JCL, DB2, VSAM, and TSO/ISPF.
  • Experience with Endevor, Changeman or similar source control tools.
  • Ability to quickly learn and support existing applications.

Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain existing IBM Mainframe applications.
  • Develop, modify, test, and troubleshoot COBOL programs and JCL jobs.
  • Investigate production issues, abends, and batch failures.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement fixes.
  • Support production releases and application enhancements.
  • Collaborate with business users, analysts, and technical teams.
  • Assist with knowledge transfer and documentation efforts.
  • Help ensure application stability across critical business systems.

Skills

COBOL
JCL
IBM z/OS
DB2
VSAM
TSO/ISPF
SQL
Production mainframe support
Troubleshooting
Endevor
Changeman

Tools

Endevor
Changeman
CA-7
Control-M
ZEKE
Redwood
File-AID
Easytrieve
REXX
CICS

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on COBOL Programmer to support and maintain critical IBM Mainframe applications. The role focuses on application support, enhancements, and break-fix work within an established environment, with an emphasis on ramping up quickly and preserving institutional knowledge.

Candidates with supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, or insurance experience are highly preferred.

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