COBOL Mainframe Developer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced COBOL Mainframe Developer to join the team supporting and enhancing enterprise applications within the banking environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and IBM Mainframe/z/OS environments, along with proven experience in application development, maintenance, troubleshooting, and production support. Candidates with banking domain experience, particularly Cards experience, will be strongly preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, enhance, and support COBOL-based applications on IBM Mainframe systems.
• Analyze Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Functional Specification Documents (FSD) and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Perform application coding, unit testing, debugging, and technical documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot JCL for batch processing and job execution.
• Support batch processing and online transaction applications.
• Maintain and optimize applications using VSAM and IDMS.
• Analyze and resolve application and production issues within agreed timelines.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement appropriate corrective and preventive solutions.
• Participate in SIT, UAT, deployment, and production release activities.
• Provide ongoing production support and troubleshoot critical application incidents.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant hands-on Mainframe Development experience.
• Strong practical experience with COBOL and JCL.
• Experience with VSAM is required.
• IBM Mainframe / z/OS experience.
• Application debugging and troubleshooting.
• Production support experience.
• IDMS and production support experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience working with legacy mainframe systems.
• Banking / Cards Domain Experience preferred.