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# Mainframe Developer

- **Company:** Sapear Inc
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Job Control Language (JCL), Issue Tracking Systems, Mainframes, Documentation System, Servicenow
- **Published:** June 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/430c414b-d407-49e1-9c76-857f92a43409

## About the Role

Strong experience in Mainframe Production Support (application support required)

Technologies/tools:

JCL, COBOL, CICS, DB2, CA7, IDCAMS, Mainview
File tools: File Manager, File Analyzer, EZTRIEV
Experience with ticketing and documentation tools (ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence or similar)

## Description

Provide Level 2/3 production support for Automated Credit, Rewards, and Credit Card Hub applications
Monitor production systems and ensure system stability and uptime
Analyze and troubleshoot failed mainframe jobs (JCL)
Perform root cause analysis and support ad hoc job executions
Partner with Production Control to restart and recover failed jobs
Respond to business user requests and application team needs
Maintain and update incident tracking (ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence)
Monitor and respond to application group mailboxes
Document incidents, resolutions, and create JIRA stories for follow-up


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