Mainframe Developer

Fedtec; Maryland; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness program

Time to Recharge

Financial Security

Life & Family Support

Recognition & Growth

Fitness & Wellness

Job summary

FedTec is seeking a Mainframe Developer specializing in COBOL, JCL, IDMS, and DB2 to maintain and modernize critical federal financial applications on IBM z/OS. This remote role requires navigating a SAFe Agile environment and adhering to strict security and change-control processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of mainframe COBOL experience in regulated settings, strong SQL tuning skills, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust. US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years COBOL development in financial or government settings.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and document COBOL batch and online applications for federal systems.
• Develop and maintain JCL job streams, procs, and batch schedules; resolve abends.
• Write and tune database access for IDMS and DB2, including embedded SQL.
• Do system analysis, impact assessments, and root-cause analysis.
• Analyze and optimize COBOL programs and SQL for performance and CPU usage.
• Take part in SAFe Agile ceremonies and contribute to estimation and story refinement.
• Support unit, integration, system, and regression testing, and assist with UAT and production deployments.
• Mentor junior developers and coordinate technical work across team members.

Skills

COBOL development

JCL scripting

IDMS

DB2

TSO/ISPF

Abend analysis

Change control

SAFe Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

CA-7

Control-M

Endevor

ChangeMan

VSAM

Job description

Mainframe Developer (COBOL / JCL / IDMS / DB2)

FedTec is seeking a Mainframe Developer (COBOL / JCL / IDMS / DB2) to develop, maintain, and modernize mission-critical COBOL financial applications on an IBM z/OS platform for a federal client. The role covers the full SDLC in a SAFe Agile environment, working with IDMS and DB2 databases in a highly regulated setting.

Location: Remote

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and document complex COBOL batch and online applications supporting federal financial systems.
• Develop and maintain JCL job streams, procs, and batch schedules, and resolve production abends and job failures.
• Write and tune database access against IDMS (network) and DB2 (relational), including navigational DML, embedded SQL, and bind/plan/package management.
• Do system analysis, impact assessments, and root-cause analysis for enhancements and defects.
• Analyze and optimize existing COBOL programs and SQL for performance, CPU usage, and batch window efficiency.
• Take part in SAFe Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives) and contribute to estimation and story refinement.
• Support unit, integration, system, and regression testing, and assist with UAT and production deployments.
• Mentor junior developers and coordinate technical work across team members as needed.

Basic Qualifications Required Education, Certifications, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Adjust to the LCAT.)
• 5+ years of COBOL development experience in a financial or government environment.
• Hands-on JCL experience: writing and modifying jobs, procs, and utilities (IEBGENER, SORT, IDCAMS).
• Working experience with IDMS: DML, schemas/subschemas, and navigating set/record structures.
• Working experience with DB2: embedded SQL, cursors, performance tuning, and utilities.
• Proven ability to analyze and optimize existing COBOL systems for performance and efficiency.
• Experience with TSO/ISPF and standard mainframe debugging and abend-analysis tools.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with formal change control.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust / [clearance level]. (Fill in for the contract.)
• Minimum Citizenship Status Requirements: US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CICS and/or IDMS-DC (ADS/O).
• Experience with VSAM, Endevor or ChangeMan, and job schedulers (CA-7, Control-M).
• Federal financial systems experience (e.g., USDA, or other agency financial management systems).
• Exposure to mainframe modernization, or COBOL-to-cloud migration.

When You Join FedTec,

You Are Joining a Family! We take pride in our work and the true and transparent relationships we build with our employees and partners. Just as you would do for your own family, we prioritize your safety, health, and happiness. That is why we've created the FedTec Total Well-Being program, offering benefits like:

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision plans with valuable features like Telehealth virtual care and resources to support your physical and mental well-being.
• Time to Recharge: Generous paid time off to relax and rejuvenate.
• Financial Security: 401(k), company-paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and additional voluntary coverage.
• Life & Family Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Pet Insurance, and Prepaid Legal services.
• Recognition & Growth: The FedTec Applause program rewards outstanding contributions, while our Learning & Development programs support your career growth.
• Fitness & Wellness: The FedTec Fit Program includes an on-staff Fitness Coach, personal and group training sessions, company fitness challenges, and ongoing wellness support.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We are committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where advancement is based on merit, skills, and contributions.