Remote: Cobol Developer with Hogan

WaveStrong, Inc.
Dallas, TX, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Unit Testing Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Code Review Computer Programming IBM DB2 DB2 SQL Software Debugging Endevor Entry Sequenced Data Set Job Control Language (JCL)
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IBM Mainframe Integrated Development Environments Job Scheduling Mainframes Performance Tuning Virtual Storage Access Methods Z/OS Tso/ispf Mainframe Programming Git Software Version Control Web Api Control M

Job description

  • Develop and maintain JCL for job scheduling, scheduling jobs via Control-M or CA-7

  • Integrate Mainframe applications with Hogan platforms (assessment engines, reporting modules)

  • Perform unit testing, code reviews and work with QA to drive defects to resolution

  • Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes

  • Tune COBOL, DB2 and JCL jobs for optimal throughput and resource utilization

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint demos)

  • Author and maintain technical design documents, run books and support procedures

  • Liaise with business analysts, project managers and operations teams to deliver on time

Requirements

  • Design, code, test, debug and support COBOL programs for batch and online (CICS) processing, * 5+ years hands-on IBM Mainframe development with ANSI COBOL

  • Strong experience in CICS (BMS), JCL, TSO/ISPF

  • Solid DB2 SQL programming and performance-tuning skills

  • Experience working with VSAM files (ESDS, KSDS, RRDS)

  • Hands-on Hogan experience: installation, configuration, report generation or integration APIs

  • Familiarity with Mainframe source control tools (Endevor, ChangeMan or Git for z/OS)

  • Exposure to job scheduling tools (Control-M, CA-7) and monitoring (SDSF, RMF)

  • Comfortable in Agile/Scrum development environment

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and written/oral communication skills

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