Cognizant is looking to solve critical business operations by designing and implementing robust technical solutions using mainframe technologies
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on development experience in mainframe environments
- Proficiency in DB2, CICS, JCL, COBOL, and VSAM
- Recent experience (within the last year) in mainframe development projects
- Exposure to IDZ and GitLab
- Strong hands-on experience in CICS (mandatory)
- Experience in performance tuning and optimization of mainframe applications
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices in legacy environments
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of solutions using CICS, VSAM, and COBOL
- Oversee the development and maintenance of JCL scripts for efficient batch processing
- Collaborate with teams to integrate DB2 databases into existing systems
- Analyze and optimize system performance for reliability and efficiency
- Develop and enforce coding standards and best practices
- Provide expert guidance in IT Service Management to enhance service delivery
Other
- 3 days a week in a client office located in New Jersey
- 7+ years of experience
- Ability to mentor junior developers
- Strong analytical and debugging skills in complex systems
- Bachelor's degree or higher (not explicitly mentioned but implied)
