Senior Mainframe Developer (COBOL / Hogan) - Remote

Optomi; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a national banking organization, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to support and enhance critical banking systems on core platforms. This role emphasizes maintenance, system enhancements, and delivering business initiatives across Hogan-based mainframe environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of mainframe development experience and strong skills in COBOL/CICS/VSAM/JCL/Easytrieve, with Hogan applications (CIS, IDS, DDA, TDA, PAS, Umbrella) preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional mainframe development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, Easytrieve.
• Experience with Hogan applications (CIS, IDS, DDA, TDA, PAS, Umbrella) preferred.
• IBM DB2 mainframe experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Experience with production support, debugging, batch processing, and system enhancements.
• Ability to participate in rotating 24/7 on-call support.
• Banking, financial services, or debit/credit card processing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance critical banking systems across core platforms.
• Maintain applications and implement business initiatives across Hogan-based systems.
• Participate in production support, debugging, and batch processing tasks.
• Contribute to on-call rotations to ensure system availability.

Skills

Mainframe development

SDLC

Tools

COBOL

CICS

VSAM

JCL

Easytrieve

Hogan applications (CIS, IDS, DDA, TDA, PAS, Umbrella)

IBM DB2 on mainframe

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a national banking organization, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support and enhance critical banking systems. This role focuses on system enhancements, application maintenance, and business initiatives across core banking platforms. The ideal candidate has experience with Hogan applications, software development methodologies, and production support within financial services environments.

What the Right Professional Will Enjoy:

• Working on mission-critical mainframe and Hogan banking systems
• A mix of system enhancement projects and hands-on production support
• Exposure to core banking applications and high-volume transaction processing
• Long-term opportunity supporting core financial systems

Experience of the Right Candidate:

• 5+ years of professional mainframe development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, Easytrieve
• Experience with Hogan applications (CIS, IDS, DDA, TDA, PAS, Umbrella) preferred
• IBM DB2 mainframe experience preferred
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile
• Experience with production support, debugging, batch processing, and system enhancements
• Ability to participate in rotating 24/7 on-call support
• Banking, financial services, or debit/credit card processing experience preferred