Sr COBOL Developer

Rezult Group; Crestline Heights (AL); Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Rezult Group is seeking a Senior Mainframe COBOL Developer for an immediate 12-month contract. This remote role targets applicants in the southeastern United States and focuses on maintaining and enhancing batch-processing applications on a mainframe using COBOL, DB2, and JCL.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years COBOL, 5+ years DB2/SQL, and strong JCL/CICS/TSO skills with tools such as Xpediter, Abend-AID, File-AID and ISPW. BMC/Topaz familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on COBOL development in a mainframe environment.
• 5+ years of DB2/SQL experience.
• Strong working knowledge of JCL, CICS and TSO, with debugging and release tools such as Xpediter, Abend-AID, File-AID and ISPW.
• Understanding of BMC products (Control-M, Control-D). Recent BMC and Topaz experience is a plus.
• Insurance industry exposure and a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance batch-processing applications on a mainframe platform using COBOL, DB2 and JCL.
• Deliver development and support requests for business stakeholders, with an emphasis on commission and compensation-related processing.
• Analyze and resolve production issues, including abends, across batch and limited online (CICS) environments.
• Support a heavy slate of upcoming projects tied to infrastructure modernization and a platform migration.
• Work closely with a small, seasoned team of senior developers, communicating progress and roadblocks clearly.
• Contribute to testing, documentation and release activities across the software development life cycle.

Skills

COBOL

Mainframe

Communication

Batch processing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DB2

SQL

JCL

CICS

TSO

Xpediter

Abend-AID

File-AID

ISPW

Control-M

Control-D

Job description

Rezult Group continues to make great strides toward enhancing the technology services community nationwide. We are consistently looking for qualified professionals to join us in achieving success. Currently we are searching for a Senior Mainframe COBOL Developer to fulfill an immediate contract vacancy. This position is a Contract position (12 months) that is remote, currently only seeking applicants in the southeastern United States.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance batch-processing applications on a mainframe platform using COBOL, DB2 and JCL.
• Deliver development and support requests for business stakeholders, with an emphasis on commission and compensation-related processing.
• Analyze and resolve production issues, including abends, across batch and limited online (CICS) environments.
• Support a heavy slate of upcoming projects tied to infrastructure modernization and a platform migration.
• Work closely with a small, seasoned team of senior developers, communicating progress and roadblocks clearly.
• Contribute to testing, documentation and release activities across the software development life cycle.

Position Requirements:

• 10+ years of hands-on COBOL development in a mainframe environment.
• 5+ recent years of DB2/SQL experience.
• Strong working knowledge of JCL, CICS and TSO, with debugging and release tools such as Xpediter, Abend-AID, File-AID and ISPW.
• Understanding of BMC products (Control-M, Control-D). Recent BMC and Topaz experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work independently and escalates issues proactively.
• Insurance industry exposure and a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) preferred.

We look forward to working with you on this opportunity.

For more information on Rezult and a list of additional job openings, please visit our website at www.rezultgroup.com.