What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe (Cobol, PL-1) Lead Developer (Only W2) position at Trispark Inc?
Title: Mainframe (Cobol, PL-1) Lead Developer
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Duration: Permanent
Salary: 100K Gross MAX
Job Description:
The Mainframe Lead Developer will serve as the primary technical expert and liaison between the client stakeholders and the offshore development team. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise in legacy systems, hands-on programming in COBOL and PL/I, and strong leadership skills to guide application development, maintenance, and production support.
Core Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Lead design sessions to translate business requirements into robust technical specifications.
- Review code and architecture to ensure alignment with client standards and performance optimization.
- Drive application modernization initiatives, including APIs, cloud integration, or data migration.
- Resolve complex technical blockers in high-volume batch processing and online transactions.
Onsite-Offshore Coordination
- Act as the primary point of contact for client product owners and business analysts.
- Gather and clarify requirements before converting them into actionable tasks for the team.
- Manage daily sprint tasks and deliverables for the offshore development team.
- Ensure seamless handover of support tickets and development items across time zones.
Development & Production Support
- Write and maintain clean code for critical system modules, specifically targeting PL/I and COBOL structures.
- Oversee production deployments and provide technical validation during go-live windows.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for critical production incidents and system outages.
- Tune performance of long-running batch jobs, PL/I routines, and high-CPU consuming DB2 queries.
Must have Technical Skills
- Core Languages: PL/I, COBOL, JCL, CICS, and CA-7 / Control-M.
- Database Systems: DB2, VSAM, and IMS DB/DC.
- Tools & Utilities: SyncSort, SPUFI, Changeman / Endevor, File-Aid, and Xpediter / IBM Debugger.
- Modern Integration: Experience with IBM MQ, Changeman ZDD, or Mainframe-to-Cloud data streaming.
Good To have:
- Java, Springboot, Microservices
Required Soft Skills & Experience
- Experience: 8 years in Mainframe development with a strong focus on PL/I application maintenance, and 2 years in a Lead/Onsite role.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills to communicate technical issues to non-technical business clients.
- Methodologies: Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Salary : $100,000