Senior Cobol/JCL Developer — Systems Architect & SQL

Fahrenheit IT; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fahrenheit IT is seeking a Senior Developer with COBOL and JCL expertise located in Georgia. This contract role requires deep experience with legacy systems and modern integration practices.

You will drive complex change requests, craft technical specifications, and mentor peers while ensuring robust system testing and defect resolution. Ideal candidates bring extensive COBOL/JCL background, strong SQL and database skills (Oracle/DB2), and a track record in systems architecture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of COBOL and JCL experience.
• Experience with Oracle and DB2 databases.
• Strong systems architecture and SQL testing skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains active relationships with customers to define business requirements.
• Collaborates with engineers and graphic designers, analyzes and classifies complex change requests and reviews/candiate enhancements.
• Works with development team to develop and define application scope and objectives and prepare functional/technical specifications.
• Analyzes and evaluates detailed business and technical requirements.
• Codes and maintains complex components of information systems.
• Mentors others on coding standards and performs code reviews, including vendor deliverable evaluations.
• Develops and performs system testing and fixes defects identified during testing and re-executes unit tests to validate results.
• Aids in integrating activities with other IT departments for successful implementation and support of project efforts.
• Provides on call support and monitors the system and identifies system deficiencies.
• Supports vendor deliverable evaluations.

Skills

Cobol

JCL

SQL

Oracle

DB2

Systems Architecture

Tools

Oracle

DB2

SQL

Job description

Fahrenheit IT is seeking a Senior Developer with COBOL and JCL expertise located in Georgia. This contract role requires deep experience with legacy systems and modern integration practices.

You will drive complex change requests, craft technical specifications, and mentor peers while ensuring robust system testing and defect resolution. Ideal candidates bring extensive COBOL/JCL background, strong SQL and database skills (Oracle/DB2), and a track record in systems architecture.