Remote Mainframe Developer (COBOL/NATURAL) Contract

CAI; Columbia (SC); À distance; USD 77 000 - 84 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote work

Résumé du poste

CAI is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join our IT team in a remote, contract role. The candidate will work on COBOL, NATURAL, JCL, and ADABAS across multiple client projects, supporting modernization and integration efforts.

The role requires strong troubleshooting skills and deep knowledge of legacy mainframe environments, with responsibilities including design, development, testing, and production support. This position is remote and full-time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing enterprise mainframe applications using COBOL.
• 5+ years of experience with JCL development and job scheduling.
• 3+ years of experience with NATURAL/ADABAS.
• 5+ years of experience using TSO/ISPF or similar mainframe editing tools.
• 3+ years of experience with AFP, PAGEDEF, FORMDEF, and OVERLAY technologies.
• Advanced expertise in COBOL, JCL, and NATURAL programming.
• Working knowledge of ADABAS database architecture and file structures.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing large legacy mainframe systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills for batch and online applications.
• Experience developing system integrations, data interfaces, file transfers, and data feeds.
• Ability to analyze technical specifications, system workflows, and data models.
• Experience with mainframe utilities, job monitoring tools, and debugging tools.

Responsabilités

• Develop, enhance, and maintain COBOL, NATURAL, and JCL programs supporting multiple client projects.
• Work on multiple legacy mainframe applications and integration efforts involving taxation and client systems.
• Analyze existing mainframe applications and provide code walkthroughs, technical analysis, and documentation to support modernization teams.
• Design, code, test, implement, and maintain new and existing batch and online mainframe applications.
• Troubleshoot production issues, job failures, and system abends; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze and support ADABAS databases, file structures, and data access methods.
• Develop and maintain data feeds, interfaces, file layouts, and integration processes between legacy systems and modernized platforms.
• Participate in system design reviews, technical planning sessions, and code reviews.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including program specifications, job flows, system architecture diagrams, and data definitions.
• Support system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and production deployments.

Connaissances

Troubleshooting

Debugging

Problem-solving

Documentation

Code analysis

Team collaboration

Outils

COBOL

JCL

NATURAL

ADABAS

TSO/ISPF

AFP

PAGEDEF

FORMDEF

OVERLAY

CICS

Description du poste

CAI is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join our IT team in a remote, contract role. The candidate will work on COBOL, NATURAL, JCL, and ADABAS across multiple client projects, supporting modernization and integration efforts.

The role requires strong troubleshooting skills and deep knowledge of legacy mainframe environments, with responsibilities including design, development, testing, and production support. This position is remote and full-time.