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# Senior Application Programmer - Mainframe Systems

- **Company:** NORLAND GROUP
- **Location:** Cerritos, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Software Applications, Application Testing, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Cyber Security, IBM DB2, Software Debugging, Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframes, Systems Integration, Maintaining Code
- **Published:** June 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9eca48b583f3cc13

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Mainframe development?, Minimum of five (5) years of experience with IMS/DB2/COBOL/CICS programming in a mainframe environment.

## Description

A Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems is responsible for leading and/or working on the most complex IT applications design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software. The Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems is responsible for analyzing and refining systems requirements; translating systems requirements into applications prototypes; planning and designing systems architecture; writing, debugging and maintaining code; determining and designing applications architecture; determining output media/formats; designing user interfaces; working with customers to test applications; assuring software and systems quality and functionality; integrating hardware and software components; writing and maintaining program documentation; evaluating new applications software technologies; and/or ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies,
principles and practices to the delivery of application software services.

Strong background using IMS, JCL, CICS, and SPUFI via COBOL and DB2.


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