Remote COBOL Mainframe Developer - Core Banking

Cognizant; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer with strong COBOL, JCL, and VSAM skills to support and enhance core banking systems such as Deposits, Loans, Customer/Account Management, General Ledger, and Tax applications.

The role involves designing and maintaining mainframe apps, analyzing requirements, and delivering high‑quality solutions. Remote work is available within the United States, with flexible schedules and production support responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in Mainframe application development using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, standard mainframe utilities, and batch processing environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in Core Banking applications, including Deposits, Loans, Customer & Account Management, General Ledger, and Tax Systems.
• Experience with mainframe development and support tools such as Endevor (or equivalent version control tools), Xpediter (or equivalent debugging tools), and Easytrieve (or similar reporting/query tools).
• Knowledge of CICS and IMS is preferred.
• Proven ability to analyze requirements, develop enhancements, troubleshoot issues, and support testing and production deployments within a banking environment.
• Experience with FIS Systematics Core Banking Platform is highly preferred and considered a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, test, and maintain mainframe applications supporting core banking operations.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective mainframe solutions.
• Develop and support batch processing jobs using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and other mainframe technologies.
• Perform code debugging, troubleshooting, defect resolution, and production support activities.
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, testers, and stakeholders to implement system enhancements.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, SIT/UAT support, and deployment activities.

Skills

COBOL

Batch processing

Core Banking domain

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Tools

Endevor

Xpediter

Easytrieve

JCL

CICS

IMS

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer with strong COBOL, JCL, and VSAM skills to support and enhance core banking systems such as Deposits, Loans, Customer/Account Management, General Ledger, and Tax applications.

The role involves designing and maintaining mainframe apps, analyzing requirements, and delivering high‑quality solutions. Remote work is available within the United States, with flexible schedules and production support responsibilities.