Mainframe Development

Position Description:

Company Profile:

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Job Title: Mainframe Support
Position: Software Engineer/ Senior Software Engineer
Experience: 4- 8 Years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: India, Karnataka, Bangalore
Position ID: J-
Employment Type: Full Time

We are looking for a Mainframe Development &Support Engineer with strong experience in COBOL, DB2, and IMS to support and maintain critical mainframe applications. The candidate will work in a DevOps model (Development + Production Support) and participate in mainframe modernization initiatives.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities
Provide L2/L3 production support for mainframe applications
. Analyze and resolve application abends, DB2 issues, CICS/IMS failures
. Develop and enhance programs using COBOL, JCL, DB2
. Perform batch job monitoring, restart/recovery, and performance tuning
. Work on online transactions using CICS and IMS DC
. Perform impact analysis and support minor/major enhancements
. Coordinate with upstream/downstream teams during incidents
. Participate in release activities, code reviews, and deployments

•Provide production support for mainframe applications including incident, problem, and change management.
•Perform development and enhancements in COBOL programs and DB2/IMS databases.
•Analyze and resolve batch job failures, performance issues, and production defects.
••Participate in mainframe modernization and transformation initiatives.
•Work with cross-functional teams including application, infrastructure, and business teams.
•Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

.Good to Have Skill:
Required Technical Skills

. COBOL – Strong hands-on coding and debugging
. JCL – Job setup, scheduling, troubleshooting
. DB2 – SQL, performance tuning, utilities
. CICS – Online transaction processing and debugging
. IMS DB / IMS DC – Database access, transaction flows
. VSAM datasets handling
. Strong knowledge of batch and online processing
. Experience with production support tools and incident management

Soft Skills

. Excellent communication and coordination skills
. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
. Ability to work independently and take ownership
. Good documentation and stakeholder management skills

Good to Have

. Experience in application modernization or migration
. Exposure to DevOps or automation in mainframe

Skills:

• Database
• Telecommunications
• Communication
• Mainframe
• Mainframe Enterprise Server