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Mainframe Application Developer

NTT DATA, Inc. logoNTT DATA, Inc.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Mainframe Engineer/Developer - FTE/GC/EAD/Citizen Only (Onsite Hybrid) to join our team in Westlake, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

We are seeking a Mainframe Developer with good COBOL and JCL, DB2, and CICS skills who will be  responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining mainframe applications that support critical business processes.

Job Responsibilities Include:

  • Collaborating with business analysts and project managers to gather requirements and design technical solutions

  • Creating and executing test plans to ensure application functionality and quality

  • Participating in code reviews and providing feedback to other developers to ensure code quality and adherence to standards

  • Troubleshooting and resolving application issues in a timely and efficient manner

  • Keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to suggest process improvements or new solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience writing, testing, and debugging COBOL programs using established coding standards and best practices

  • 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining JCL scripts to manage batch processing and job scheduling

  • 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining DB2 databases to support application data needs

  • 5+ years of experience writing and maintaining CICS transaction programs to provide online access to mainframe applications

Preferred Skills:

· Should possess good knowledge on CICS, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, MQ and JCL.

· Good CICS System knowledge

· Good understanding of CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing process.

· Should be familiar with DB2 tools, File-Aid, scheduler and debugger tools.

· Good communication and ability to interact with Partners.

· General knowledge in core Java and Front-end Technologies (Angular) is plus

· Endeavor Software Manager migration tool/process

· SFTP/AWXAY Secure File transfer knowledge · Ability to work independently and within a team structure"

Overall, a mainframe developer with these skills plays a critical role in maintaining and improving the performance and reliability of mainframe applications that are essential to the operations of large organizations.

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