Description

Key Skills: COBOL, JCL, CICS, IBM Mainframe, Oracle, DB2, SQL, Mainframe Development, Database Design, Production Support

Good to Have Skills: Experience in mainframe modernization initiatives such as refactoring legacy COBOL applications, integrating with APIs or migrating workloads to modern platforms. Exposure to continuous integration and continuous delivery practices for mainframe and database components using enterprise automation toolsets. Experience collaborating with global teams across multiple time zones. IBM Certified System Administrator for z/OS and Oracle Database certification are preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Drive the planning and delivery of complex mainframe application enhancements using COBOL, JCL, CICS and IBM mainframe utilities to meet critical enterprise business goals.
• Coordinate cross functional efforts to analyze, design and implement database solutions on Oracle and DB2 that ensure high performance, scalability and data integrity.
• Guide the team in writing efficient SQL queries and stored procedures that optimize transaction throughput and minimize resource consumption across mainframe and distributed environments.
• Oversee incident investigation and problem resolution for production mainframe and database issues while ensuring clear communication with stakeholders and rapid restoration of services.
• Implement robust change management practices for JCL and COBOL components to reduce deployment risk and ensure consistent and traceable software releases.
• Establish coding standards and review practices for COBOL, JCL and CICS artifacts that drive maintainability, reusability and long term stability of business critical systems.
• Mentor engineers on mainframe tools, IBM utilities and database design patterns to build deep technical capability within the team and support sustainable delivery.
• Collaborate with architecture and infrastructure teams to plan capacity, performance tuning and modernization strategies for Oracle, DB2 and mainframe workloads.
• Align day to day engineering activities with organizational objectives so that each release delivers measurable value to customers and supports the company mission in the market.
• Promote automated testing practices for COBOL and SQL components to improve quality, reduce regressions and support confident and frequent deployments.
• Monitor key operational metrics such as batch performance, CICS response times, database utilization and defect trends to identify improvement opportunities and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate with business analysts and product partners to translate functional requirements into detailed technical designs for mainframe and database solutions that address real user needs.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance and audit standards across all mainframe and database development activities to protect sensitive data and maintain regulatory readiness.

Experience Required: Eight to twelve years of hands-on experience in mainframe development using COBOL, JCL, CICS and IBM mainframe utilities supporting large-scale transactional applications. Deep expertise in relational database technologies including Oracle and DB2 with strong skills in SQL query design, optimization and troubleshooting. Proven experience in designing and maintaining batch jobs and online transactions in mainframe environments with focus on stability, performance and recoverability.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field with strong exposure to enterprise systems engineering

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Education

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