Remote Mainframe Cobol Developer

Our great client has an immediate long term contract opening for a Mainframe Cobol Developer. If you are interested please apply with resume to, * Manage daily system operations, ensuring performance, stability, and alignment with business objectives

• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement improvements
• Develop and maintain automated programs based on defined requirements
• Analyze solution options, assess feasibility, and recommend technical approaches
• Coordinate system integrations and application interfaces
• Participate in technical planning, including task identification, estimates, and dependencies
• Create and execute test plans, build test data, and validate solutions
• Ensure successful project delivery, including documentation and status reporting
• Follow established development lifecycle processes and coding standards
• Support enterprise systems across multiple business functions
• Provide regular off-hours support in a 24/7 operational environment

• 10+ years of relevant experience with a strong technical and business background, preferably in financial systems
• Proven ability to serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams
• Experience guiding technical implementations based on architectural recommendations
• Skilled in planning, estimating, and committing to work, with the ability to quickly scope initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple tasks of moderate to high complexity across diverse systems and platforms
• Strong track record of delivering technical solutions aligned with business needs

Technical Skills:

• Mainframe technologies

• COBOL
• Easytrieve
• JCL

• Tivoli scheduling
• JIRA and diagramming tools (Visio and Miro preferred)
• Linux / command line environments

Additional Experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business terms
• Incident management (ServiceNow preferred)
• Workday integration experience is a plus
• Business analysis and project management experience (preferred)

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