What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cobol Developer position at NexGen Tech Solutions?
"Mainframe Cobol, CICS, DB2, VSAM Developer
Location: Atlanta, Dallas, and Minneapolis.
Day to Day job Duties:
Use Cobol, CICS to design, build, test, and deploy scalable mainframe applications for logistics operations like order processing, warehouse management, and shipment tracking.
Create and maintain responsive user interfaces (UIs) for logistics applications using CICS. The focus is on providing a seamless user experience (UX) for critical operational tasks.
Write complex SQL queries for DB2 and perform database design and optimization. Ensure data integrity for all logistics data.
Develop and implement event-driven data pipelines using TD and TS queses for real-time data processing and communication between screens.
Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Participate in regular code reviews with other developers to maintain quality standards.
Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings to track progress and plan future tasks within an Agile/Scrum framework.
Collaborate with business analysts, UI/UX designers, and QA testers to define and deliver new features for logistics applications.
Guide and mentor junior developers, ensuring that best practices are followed and knowledge is shared across the team.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in Cobol CICS development, including the design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications.
Minimum 5 years of experience working with Cobol and developing batch process.
Proven experience building responsive front-end user interfaces using CICS BMS macros.
Direct experience integrating with and interfacing to legacy COBOL systems.
Proficiency in database design, SQL optimization, and direct experience with DB2.
Past experience with COBOL mainframe or with COBOL to Java modernization
Key Skills
Backend: Cobol, JCL, VSAM
Frontend: CICS
Integration: SAP
Database: DB2, SQL optimization
Tools: Endevor, Expeditor, File Aide
Domain Expertise Experience in Manufacturing domain