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# Mainframe Developer

- **Company:** THE JUDGE GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** Malvern, PA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Batch Processing, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Software Debugging, DevOps, Endevor, Github, Job Control Language (JCL), Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Virtual Storage Access Methods, Freeform SQL, Backend, Software Version Control, Servicenow
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/90388806-4af4-4071-9296-3d01c8655618

## About the Role

Proficient in JCL, PROCs, and mainframe batch processing

Skilled in writing complex SQL queries and optimizing database performance.

Experience with debugging across front end applications thru to backend processes and data

Experience with Service Now for Change Management and Confluence as a Documentation Repository

Proficient in various SDLC models, including AGILE (SCRUM), TDD, and Waterfall

Familiarity with DevOps practices including JIRA and Github.

Adept at interacting with cross-functional teams to drive project success.

Experienced in working with teams which are co-located and with remote offshore development teams.

Experience with Endevor for Version Management

Qualifications

Design, develop, maintain, and test mainframe applications using COBOL Stored Procedures, CICS, and SQL accessing DB2 and VSAM.

Proficient in JCL, PROCs, and mainframe batch processing

Skilled in writing complex SQL queries and optimizing database performance.

Experience with debugging across front end applications thru to backend processes and data

Experience with Service Now for Change Management and Confluence as a Documentation Repository

Proficient in various SDLC models, including AGILE (SCRUM), TDD, and Waterfall

Familiarity with DevOps practices including JIRA and Github.

Adept at interacting with cross-functional teams to drive project success.

Experienced in working with teams which are co-located and with remote offshore development teams.

Experience with Endevor for Version Management

Ability to think strategically and influence decisions without direct authority

## Description

Design, develop, maintain, and test mainframe applications using COBOL Stored Procedures, CICS, and SQL accessing DB2 and VSAM.


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