Remote Mainframe Core Banking Developer (COBOL)

Cognizant; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 63,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k)

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 core banking applications across Deposits, Loans, Customer/Account Management, General Ledger and Tax systems.

You will design, develop, test, and maintain batch processing jobs, perform debugging and production support, and collaborate with analysts, architects, testers and stakeholders on system enhancements in a remote-friendly environment across the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of 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

JCL

VSAM

Mainframe

Core Banking

CICS

IMS

Tools

Endevor

Xpediter

Easytrieve

Job description

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

You will design, develop, test, and maintain batch processing jobs, perform debugging and production support, and collaborate with analysts, architects, testers and stakeholders on system enhancements in a remote-friendly environment across the United States.