Mainframe Developer

Job Description

CTG is seeking to fill a Mainframe Application Developer – COBOL/DB2 position for our client.

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Location: Piscataway, NJ

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Duration: 12 months

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Duties:

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• Develop, maintain, and support mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2.

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• Perform application enhancements, troubleshooting, debugging, testing, and production support.

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• Analyze and resolve production incidents, abends, and batch processing issues.

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• Support batch and online processing and collaborate with technical and business teams.

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• Perform SQL queries, database updates, performance tuning, and application maintenance.

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• Support legacy application modernization, integration, and data transformation initiatives.

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Skills:

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• COBOL / Enterprise COBOL

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• JCL and DB2 / SQL

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• Mainframe application development and production support

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• CICS / CICS TS, VSAM, IMS DB/TM

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• TSO/ISPF/SDSF and z/OS utilities

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• Endevor/Changeman, CA 7/Control-M

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• Abend analysis, including S0C4, S0C7, S0C9, and SB37

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• REXX/CLIST, IBM MQ, Assembler, PL/I

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• File-AID, Abend-AID, Xpediter

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• Mainframe-to-distributed integration and legacy modernization

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• DevOps/CI-CD, Git/Jenkins, Zowe/z/OSMF

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Experience:

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• Experience developing and supporting enterprise mainframe applications.

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• Strong COBOL, JCL, DB2, and SQL experience.

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• Experience with production support, incident resolution, debugging, and batch/online processing.

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• Experience with performance and batch optimization and mainframe application troubleshooting.

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• Knowledge of RACF/mainframe security, API/REST enablement, application discovery, and dependency analysis is a plus.

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Education:

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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

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Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

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CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

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This is a contract W2 role, CANNOT do C2C or 1099.