Remote Mainframe Developer (COBOL/NATURAL/JCL)

CAI; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 77,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k access

Paid time off

Job summary

CAI is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join our IT team on a remote, full-time contract. The role centers on COBOL, JCL, NATURAL, and ADABAS expertise across multiple client projects.

You will develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe programs, support legacy systems, and drive modernization through design reviews, testing, and deployments. 5+ years of enterprise experience required, with strong troubleshooting skills.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain COBOL, NATURAL, and JCL programs for multiple client projects.
• Work on legacy mainframe applications and integration with taxation and client systems.
• Analyze existing applications and provide technical analyses and documentation.
• Design, code, test, and maintain batch and online mainframe applications.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Support ADABAS databases, file structures, and data access methods.
• Develop data feeds and interfaces between legacy and modern platforms.
• Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and code reviews.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and data definitions.
• Support testing, UAT, and production deployments.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

NATURAL

ADABAS

TSO/ISPF

AFP/PAGEDEF/FORMDEF

Mainframe troubleshooting

Data interfaces

System integration

Debugging tools

Tools

CICS

Job description

CAI is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join our IT team on a remote, full-time contract. The role centers on COBOL, JCL, NATURAL, and ADABAS expertise across multiple client projects.

You will develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe programs, support legacy systems, and drive modernization through design reviews, testing, and deployments. 5+ years of enterprise experience required, with strong troubleshooting skills.