Mainframe Developer

Capgemini
Hartford, CT, United States
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$120,000.0 - $155,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Applications Architecture Business Process Management Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Static Program Analysis Software Documentation Databases IBM DB2 Job Control Language (JCL) IBM Mainframe Systems Analysis Mainframes
+4 more
Systems Development Life Cycle Reverse Engineering Software Engineering Virtual Storage Access Methods

Job description

Program Leadership & Governance

Lead the overall code analysis and reverse engineering workstream for mainframe modernization programs.

Define analysis strategies, deliverables, timelines, and governance processes.

Provide technical leadership to architects, analysts, and development teams.

Review project progress, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

Ensure quality and completeness of application discovery and documentation.

Mainframe Code Analysis & Reverse Engineering

Analyze and reverse engineer complex legacy applications to identify business processes, application functionality, and technical dependencies.

Perform application inventory and portfolio assessment.

Identify program-to-program, batch, online, database, and external interface dependencies.

Derive business rules and functional workflows from legacy code.

Create application architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, and system documentation.

Support automated and manual code discovery activities.

Technical Expertise

  • Provide SME guidance on IBM Mainframe technologies including, + Work closely with customer SMEs, business users, architects, and modernization teams.

  • Conduct technical workshops, requirement discussions, and knowledge transfer sessions.

  • Present findings, recommendations, and analysis reports to leadership stakeholders.

  • Act as the primary technical escalation point for mainframe-related issues.

Documentation & Reporting

  • Produce detailed analysis reports, dependency matrices, and application assessments.

  • Document business processes, application architecture, interfaces, and data models.

  • Prepare executive summaries and modernization recommendations.

Requirements

  • 12+ Years of Mainframe Application Development, Modernization, Reverse Engineering, and Legacy System Analysis., + Strong expertise in IBM Mainframe technologies.

  • Extensive experience in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, and VSAM.

  • Deep understanding of batch and online processing environments.

  • Experience with code analysis, reverse engineering, and application discovery tools.

  • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and application modernization methodologies.

  • Experience in legacy application assessment and transformation programs.

Benefits & conditions

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $120000 to $155800

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

  • Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)

  • Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)

About the company

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world., Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.

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