Remote Mainframe Developer – Core Banking (COBOL/Batch)

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

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

You will design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe solutions, analyze requirements, and collaborate with business analysts, architects, testers, and stakeholders to implement system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Mainframe development using COBOL, JCL, and batch processing.
• Strong banking domain experience across Deposits, Loans, Customer & Account Management, General Ledger.
• 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.

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

CICS

IMS

Endevor

Xpediter

Easytrieve

Batch processing

Core Banking

Tools

Endevor

Xpediter

Easytrieve

Job description

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

You will design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe solutions, analyze requirements, and collaborate with business analysts, architects, testers, and stakeholders to implement system enhancements.