Remote COBOL Mainframe Developer - Batch & Online Ops

Kyndryl Inc.; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl Inc. in Boulder, CO is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Production Support Analyst to own enhancements and fixes across COBOL, JCL, CICS, and batch environments.

You will work with business stakeholders and AMS teams to ensure production stability, on-call coverage, and effective incident resolution. Responsibilities include documenting incidents, designing technical solutions, and coordinating with Operations, Scheduling, and IT teams to deliver changes on time while maintaining high

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 10–15 years in mainframe app development and support, healthcare preferred.
• Ability to align hours with customer business hours across time zones.
• Participation in 24x7 on-call rotation including evenings and weekends.
• Proficiency in COBOL in IBM z/OS, JCL, CICS, VSAM.
• Familiarity with TSO/ISPF/SDSF and software lifecycles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Experience translating business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve batch and online issues in Production and UAT.
• Document incidents, root causes, resolutions, and operational procedures.
• Support batch processing end-to-end from start to finish.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather and clarify business requirements.
• Perform impact analysis and design solutions for production issues.
• Create and maintain technical design documents and process flows.
• Modify COBOL programs, batch schedules, and database data as needed.
• Conduct development, unit testing, and post-implementation support.
• Monitor, respond to alerts, and manage support requests.
• Coordinate with Operations, Scheduling, and IT teams for changes delivery.
• Support estimation, planning, testing, and production validation activities.

Skills

COBOL programming

JCL

CICS

VSAM

Production support

Incident resolution

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

IBM z/OS

TSO/ISPF/SDSF

CICS

CA-Datacom

Endevor

JCL

COBOL

Job description

Kyndryl Inc. in Boulder, CO is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Production Support Analyst to own enhancements and fixes across COBOL, JCL, CICS, and batch environments.

You will work with business stakeholders and AMS teams to ensure production stability, on-call coverage, and effective incident resolution. Responsibilities include documenting incidents, designing technical solutions, and coordinating with Operations, Scheduling, and IT teams to deliver changes on time while maintaining high