Remote COBOL/Mainframe Modernization Engineer

BairesDev; United States; Remote; CLP 88,322,000 - 127,576,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive USD salary

Hardware provided

Flexible hours

Paid parental leave

Vacation & holidays

Mentorship & growth

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking an experienced COBOL Developer to maintain and modernize mission-critical mainframe applications on IBM systems. You will ensure stability, performance, and evolution of core business logic in large enterprises, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will design, code, test, and support batch and online CICS processing, optimize DB2 and VSAM data access, and participate in Agile ceremonies. 100% remote work with flexible hours and competitive USD compensation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on mainframe environments.
• Proven expertise in COBOL, CICS, and DB2.
• Strong proficiency in JCL, VSAM, and mainframe batch/online processing.
• Hands-on experience with IBM mainframe systems in banking, insurance, or government sectors.
• Experience modernizing legacy COBOL applications to contemporary standards.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and debug COBOL programs for batch and online CICS processing.
• Maintain and optimize data access using DB2, VSAM, and JCL for performance and integrity.
• Analyze legacy code to identify modernization opportunities and refactoring needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate mainframe apps with cloud-native architectures.
• Provide production support including root-cause analysis for mission-critical systems.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies to deliver high-quality software updates.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

VSAM

Mainframe

Agile

English

Tools

IBM mainframe

Job description

BairesDev is seeking an experienced COBOL Developer to maintain and modernize mission-critical mainframe applications on IBM systems. You will ensure stability, performance, and evolution of core business logic in large enterprises, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will design, code, test, and support batch and online CICS processing, optimize DB2 and VSAM data access, and participate in Agile ceremonies. 100% remote work with flexible hours and competitive USD compensation.