COBOL developer

Stefanini
Reading, PA, United States
about 2 months ago
Apply on dice.com
Prepare application

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Software Debugging Vim (Text Editor) Job Control Language (JCL) Performance Tuning Virtual Storage Access Methods Z/OS File-aid Mainframe Programming

Job description

This engagement covers custom COBOL code changes (CICS and Batch on an IBM z/OS mainframe) used for manufacturing to support the addition of one VIM furnace and 13 other machines included in our client’s expansion project. The COBOL developer will modify the functions described below in an agile fashion, addressing requirements as they are developed over approximately the next 9 to 16 months.

Requirements

Qualifications:Proficiency in COBOL II, JCL, CICS, and other mainframe programming languages.Experience with VSAM files.Experience with SDF II (COBOL Maps).Experience with CEDF (CICS Debug Utility).Experience with File Manager (FileAid, which we formerly used, is similar).Experience with system-level debugging, performance tuning, and system security.Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues.Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and stakeholders.Experience with Easytrieve.Experience with the IBM Debugging Utility.

About the company

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on dice.com
Prepare application

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

2:11 min

Defining rich text editors and their value proposition

4:40 min

Analyzing COBOL mainframe migration challenges with AI

Michael Friedrich Michael Friedrich · World Congress 2026 Europe

7:27 min

Reading and writing code using the VS Code API

Nicolas Carlo · JS Congress

4:07 min

Navigating the punch card era and high-level languages

Francesco Ciulla Francesco Ciulla · World Congress 2023

3:48 min

Modernizing massive legacy mainframe and IBM i codebases

Maximilian Jesch Maximilian Jesch · World Congress 2026 Europe

2:28 min

History and evolution of a rich text editor

Elise Bentley · World Congress 2023

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all