What are the responsibilities and job description for the Opening Mainframe-COBOL developer in Jersey City, NJ position at Aroha Technologies, Inc?
Mainframe-COBOL Developer
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end solution design, impact analysis, and technical architecture for complex systems.
- Develop, optimize, and review COBOL programs, JCL jobs, DB2 queries, and CICS transactions.
- Lead performance tuning for batch windows, DB2 access paths, and CICS TPS optimization.
- Manage code promotion, release planning, and ensure compliance with audit and security standards.
- Drive modernization initiatives (API enablement, DevOps pipelines).
- Mentor and coach junior developers; enforce coding standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (BA, QA, Ops, DBA) and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Provide production support leadership, RCA for critical incidents, and implement permanent fixes.
- Prepare technical documentation, runbooks, and contribute to governance frameworks.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies related to mainframe development.
- Conduct Daily Team huddle meetings and Shift handover calls
- COBOL: Advanced programming, modular design, error handling, performance optimization.
- JCL: Complex job streams, utilities (SORT, IDCAMS), scheduling dependencies.
- DB2: Advanced SQL, stored procedures, triggers, bind/package management, performance tuning.
- VSAM: Dataset design, IDCAMS scripting, recovery strategies.
- CICS: Transaction design, pseudo-conversational flows, resource definitions, BMS maps.
- Expertise in debugging tools (Abend-AID, Xpediter), File-AID, and job schedulers (CA7/Control-M).
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile practices, and change management processes.
- Leadership in code reviews, mentoring, and technical governance.
Salary : $50 - $55