Senior COBOL Mainframe Developer

Required Skills

Required: This CW position requires a BA/BS in Information Systems or equivalent experience plus a minimum of 4 years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer using the following technologies:

• COBOL

• TSO/ISPF

• JCL

• Expert knowledge in DB2

• One or more: QMF, Rocket Shuttle, Topaz/DevX Workbench IDE

• MVS Utilities

• Xpediter

• FileAid, AbendAid

• Scripting and automation tools and techniques

• Jira, or similar agile tracking software

Required Skills:

• At least 4 years of mainframe-based application development experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge of COBOL applications running under CICS and/or COBOL batch applications.

• Strongly demonstrated knowledge of DB2, including complex multi-table queries; imbedded SQL in COBOL, and DB2 batch applications.

• Demonstrated knowledge and best practices of testing environments and processes

• Strong testing skills

• Excellent problem solving skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Familiar with structured programming techniques

• Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision

• Strong documentation skills

• JAVA experience a plus