Remote: Cobol Developer with Hogan

WaveStrong, Inc.
Dallas, United States of America
16 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Dallas, United States of America

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Unit Testing
Customer Information Control System (CICS)
COBOL
Code Review
Computer Programming
IBM DB2
DB2 SQL
Software Debugging
Endevor
Entry Sequenced Data Set
Job Control Language (JCL)
IBM Mainframe
Integrated Development Environments
Job Scheduling
Mainframes
Performance Tuning
Virtual Storage Access Methods
Z/OS
Tso/ispf
Mainframe Programming
GIT
Software Version Control
Web Api
Control M

Job description

  • Develop and maintain JCL for job scheduling, scheduling jobs via Control-M or CA-7

  • Integrate Mainframe applications with Hogan platforms (assessment engines, reporting modules)

  • Perform unit testing, code reviews and work with QA to drive defects to resolution

  • Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes

  • Tune COBOL, DB2 and JCL jobs for optimal throughput and resource utilization

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint demos)

  • Author and maintain technical design documents, run books and support procedures

  • Liaise with business analysts, project managers and operations teams to deliver on time

Requirements

  • Design, code, test, debug and support COBOL programs for batch and online (CICS) processing, * 5+ years hands-on IBM Mainframe development with ANSI COBOL

  • Strong experience in CICS (BMS), JCL, TSO/ISPF

  • Solid DB2 SQL programming and performance-tuning skills

  • Experience working with VSAM files (ESDS, KSDS, RRDS)

  • Hands-on Hogan experience: installation, configuration, report generation or integration APIs

  • Familiarity with Mainframe source control tools (Endevor, ChangeMan or Git for z/OS)

  • Exposure to job scheduling tools (Control-M, CA-7) and monitoring (SDSF, RMF)

  • Comfortable in Agile/Scrum development environment

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and written/oral communication skills

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