Mainframe Developer - JCL/CICS

Job Description :

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to join our core technology team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in IDMS, DB2, VSAM, CICS, JCL, and EasyTrieve, along with a sound understanding of batch processing, scheduling, and mainframe system integration.

Exposure to TWS/OPC schedulers and consumer banking or financial systems will be an added advantage.

This role offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that drive key business operations, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities :

- Analyze, design, develop, and maintain mainframe-based applications to support business requirements.

- Develop, enhance, and debug programs written in COBOL, EasyTrieve, and other mainframe languages.

- Work with IDMS, DB2, and VSAM databases for data access, manipulation, and optimization.

- Design and maintain CICS online programs and transactions for real-time system processing.

- Write, test, and manage JCL (Job Control Language) scripts for batch processes, file handling, and data transformations.

- Utilize TWS/OPC schedulers for job scheduling, monitoring, and automation.

- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, coding, testing, implementation, and post-production support.

- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.

- Ensure application performance and stability through proactive tuning and resource management.

- Collaborate with QA, DBA, infrastructure, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery of releases.

- Document technical specifications, coding standards, and application workflows for future reference.

Required Skills and Experience :

- 7 - 9 years of hands-on experience in Mainframe development and maintenance.

- Proficiency in : Programming Languages : COBOL, EasyTrieve Databases : IDMS, DB2, VSAM Online Processing : CICS

- Batch Processing & Scheduling : JCL, TWS/OPC Scheduler

- Strong understanding of mainframe file systems, data structures, and performance tuning.

- Solid experience in production support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.

- Familiarity with version control systems and change management tools in a mainframe environment.

- Knowledge of consumer or banking domain systems preferred.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.

- Good communication and collaboration abilities to work in distributed teams.

Good to Have :

- Exposure to Agile development methodologies in mainframe projects.

- Experience in modernizing legacy systems or integrating mainframe applications with open systems.

- Familiarity with automation tools and DevOps for mainframe environments.

- Understanding of data migration and performance optimization in large-scale mainframe systems.