Mainframe COBOL Developer

Mainframe / COBOL Developer

A little about this gig:

Agility Partners is seeking a qualified Mainframe / COBOL Developer to fill an open position with one of our clients in the financial services industry. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that supports critical financial data processing and reporting initiatives while working with established enterprise mainframe technologies. The ideal candidate will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing applications that support financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and business operations. This position offers the chance to collaborate across technical and business teams while contributing to high-impact financial systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, test, and optimize COBOL programs and JCL scripts to support financial data processing and reporting requirements
• Analyze business requirements, design technical solutions, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement system enhancements
• Execute comprehensive testing procedures and troubleshoot application and batch processing issues to ensure system reliability
• Support performance tuning initiatives to optimize mainframe application efficiency and throughput
• Document code changes thoroughly and participate in code reviews to maintain high development standards
• Provide production deployment support and incident resolution to maintain system availability and business continuity
• Work closely with analysts, QA teams, and business stakeholders to deliver accurate, reliable, and scalable solutions
• Support batch processing environments and implement enhancements across financial systems
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts for mainframe processes and applications

The ideal candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 3 years of hands-on experience developing and supporting COBOL applications in a mainframe environment
• Strong technical expertise with COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and Easytrieve
• Proficiency utilizing File-AID, TSO/ISPF, and Abend-AID for development, debugging, and support activities
• Knowledge of Changeman or similar mainframe version control and deployment tools
• Experience working with enterprise scheduling and batch processing tools in a production environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
• Strong communication abilities to effectively collaborate with both technical and business stakeholders
• Proven multitasking capabilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and work independently

Reasons to love it:

• Opportunity to support mission-critical financial and regulatory reporting systems that directly impact business operations
• Exposure to complex enterprise data processing environments and large-scale financial applications
• Collaborative team environment with strong cross-functional interaction between business and technology teams
• Stable, long-term opportunity working with proven mainframe technologies that remain essential to business operations
• Engagement with high-impact financial systems supporting regulatory compliance and strategic business initiatives

Pay: $55.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $65