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Hiring for a client in the Enterprise IT Services sector focused on mission-critical legacy application development and modernization for Banking, Financial Services, and large enterprise customers. The role supports on-site mainframe engineering teams delivering stable, high-volume transaction and batch processing solutions.

Role:

Mainframe Developer (COBOL/CICS/DB2) — On-site, India

About The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join an on-site engineering team working on core banking and enterprise backend systems. You will design, develop, and support COBOL-based online and batch applications, collaborate across release cycles, and ensure high availability and performance of mainframe services.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain COBOL programs for online (CICS) and batch (JCL) processing on z/OS platforms.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents—perform root-cause analysis, apply fixes, and implement preventive measures.
  • Perform unit testing, code reviews, and support integration testing with DB2 and MQ interfaces.
  • Optimize SQL and DB2 access patterns, and tune CICS transactions and batch jobs for performance and scalability.
  • Create and maintain technical design documents, runbooks, and deployment scripts following change-control processes.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, QA, and operations teams to deliver releases on schedule and support cutover activities.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have
  • Proven experience developing COBOL applications for CICS and batch environments on z/OS.
  • Hands-on expertise with DB2 SQL programming and DB2 performance tuning.
  • Strong knowledge of JCL, TSO/ISPF, and VSAM-based datasets.
  • Experience integrating with IBM MQ and troubleshooting message flows.
  • Solid understanding of mainframe debugging, abend analysis, and production support practices.
  • Ability to work on-site in India and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with RACF security administration or IMS transactional processing.
  • Experience with Rational Developer for z/OS or other mainframe IDEs.
  • Exposure to enterprise banking applications and Agile delivery.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

  • Work on stable, high-impact enterprise systems with clear ownership and growth paths.
  • Structured onboarding, technical upskilling, and exposure to modernization initiatives.
  • Competitive compensation, health benefits, and an on-site team environment focused on operational excellence.

How To Apply

If you are a hands-on mainframe engineer comfortable with on-site delivery in India and keen to work on large-scale transactional systems, submit your resume highlighting COBOL/CICS/DB2 experience and availability for on-site interviews.Skills: cobol,vsam,mainframe,cics,z/os

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