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Senior Mainframe Developer / COBOL Senior Consultant Position Description
We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer / COBOL Senior Consultant to join our team. The selected candidate will work onsite in Trenton, NJ alongside the project team.
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Mainframe Developer / COBOL Senior Consultant to evaluate existing systems and user needs in order to analyze, design, recommend, and implement information system changes.
What You ll Do:
- Participate in development efforts supporting the project involving multiple legacy mainframe applications
- Analyze existing legacy systems and provide code walkthroughs, logic analysis, and technical documentation to ITS development teams
- Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain COBOL and NATURAL programs, along with associated JCL jobs, based on functional specifications and enhancement requests
- Perform ongoing maintenance and enhancements to batch and online mainframe applications
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, job failures, and system abends, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Analyze ADABAS database structures, files, and access methods to support application development and system integration
- Develop and maintain data feeds, file layouts, and interface processes between legacy systems and modernized ITS components
- Participate in system design reviews, technical planning sessions, and code reviews
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including program specifications, data definitions, job flows, and system architecture documentation
- Support system testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing UAT
- Implement best practices for mainframe development, including coding standards, version control, and change management
- Assist with performance tuning and optimization of batch jobs, database access, and program execution
- Provide production support for mission critical applications and collaborate closely with analysts, architects, and development teams
What You ll Need:
Required:
- Advanced experience with COBOL programming in enterprise mainframe environments
- Strong expertise in JCL development and job scheduling
- Extensive experience with NATURAL programming
- Working knowledge of ADABAS database architecture and file structures
- Experience analyzing and maintaining large legacy mainframe codebases
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for batch and online applications
- Experience with system integration, data interfaces, and file transfer processes
- Proficiency with mainframe utilities, debugging tools, and job monitoring tools
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Ability to work independently while coordinating with multiple technical teams
Preferred:- Experience supporting taxation or government revenue systems
- Familiarity with CICS and online transaction processing environments
- Experience with data migration or modernization projects involving legacy mainframe applications
- Knowledge of mainframe security, scheduling systems, and source code management tools
- Experience working within large scale enterprise or government IT environments
Physical Demands:
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
- Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings
- Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor
*** Please note that any false information on your resume or application could lead to the offer being withdrawn or even termination after hire.***