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COBOL Technical Lead

PepsiCo, Inc.
Plano, TX, United States
2 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$60,600.0 - $94,450.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
www.careerjet.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Code Review IBM DB2 DevOps Job Control Language (JCL) Mainframes Performance Tuning

Job description

  • We are looking for an experienced COBOL Technical resource to lead the design, development, and maintenance of large-scale mainframe applications., * Must drive development and maintenance using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2/IMS
  • Lead solution design, code reviews, and technical decision-making
  • Must understand Agile methodologies and DevOps for mainframe
  • Perform complex impact analysis and ensure high-quality delivery
  • Mentor and guide developers; enforce coding standards and best practices
  • Coordinate with architects, business analysts, QA, and production support teams
  • Own end-to-end delivery for assigned modules, including release readiness
  • Support production issues, root cause analysis, and performance tuning
  • Participate in legacy modernization and mainframe-to-Java/cloud initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements
  • Having Assembler experience is an additional advantage

Requirements

  • The role requires strong hands-on expertise in COBOL and mainframe technologies, technical leadership capabilities, and the ability to guide teams through legacy enhancement and modernization initiatives.

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