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# Mainframe Developer

- **Company:** Capgemini
- **Location:** Hartford, CT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $155,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Systems Development Life Cycle, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Virtual Storage Access Methods
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gm0dte

## About the Role

+ 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.

## 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.


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