Mainframe Lead/Hogan
SFE PARTNERS LLC
McLean, VA, United States
5 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$140,000.0 - $180,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Microsoft Access
Agile Methodology
Unit Testing
Batch Processing
COBOL (Programming Language)
Databases
IBM DB2
Software Debugging
File Systems
Endevor
Monitoring of Systems
Job Control Language (JCL)
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IBM Mainframe
Mainframes
Online Transaction Processing
Systems Development Life Cycle
Virtual Storage Access Methods
Z/OS
Tso/ispf
Syncsort
Git
Integration Tests
Software Coding
Sql Tuning
Control M
Job description
- We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer with strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, and Hogan applications to design, develop, maintain, and enhance enterprise mainframe systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with IBM mainframe environments, batch processing, online transaction processing, database integration, and production support. Experience with Hogan banking applications and financial services systems is highly desirable.
- The candidate will be responsible for analysing business requirements, developing and modifying COBOL programs, creating and maintaining JCL jobs, troubleshooting application issues, and optimizing existing mainframe processes. The role requires close collaboration with business analysts, system analysts, QA teams, and production support teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance mainframe solutions., * Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and solution designs.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain COBOL programs (batch and/or online).
- Create and modify JCL jobs, procedures, and utilities to support batch processing.
- Support, troubleshoot, and enhance mainframe applications and interfaces involving Hogan systems.
- Perform unit testing, support system/integration testing, and participate in implementation activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve batch failures/job abends, performance issues, and production incidents within SLAs.
- Work with datasets and file processing involving VSAM and sequential files.
- Interact with DBAs/Support teams for DB2 (or other databases) access, SQL tuning, and issue resolution.
- Utilize scheduling and monitoring tools such as Control-M/CA7 (as applicable).
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, documentation practices, and change management processes (Endevor/Changeman/Git).
- Provide regular status updates and contribute to operational readiness and continuous improvements.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience in COBOL (preferably Enterprise COBOL / VS COBOL II)
- Strong hands-on experience in JCL
- Working knowledge of Hogan core banking systems and their integration with COBOL/JCL mainframe applications
- Mainframe environment expertise: z/OS, TSO/ISPF
- File handling knowledge: VSAM, sequential files, SORT utilities (e.g., Syncsort/DFSORT)
- Solid debugging and incident resolution skills for batch processing and abends
- Good understanding of SDLC (Waterfall/Agile) and production support processes
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