Mainframe Developer

S2S Soft is a Global IT Solutions and Services company with unmatched expertise spread across various Industrial Internet like IT Staff, Document Management, Software Development, Mechanical Design and Independent Software Vendors. Our clients have relied on us for providing Technology initiatives and support for their business processes in the areas of Enterprise Application Management, Custom Application Management, Business Intelligence & EAI, Infrastructure Management & Security and Quality Assurance & Testing Services.

S2S Soft understands the unique challenges faced by various industries. Through hands on experience earned from different client engagements, we enable our customers to address their challenges with tailor made solutions best suited to their present systems. With a firm eye on Return on Investments of our customer, we conceive, build and deploy solutions that are robust, scalable and yet flexible. We partner with our clients on their long-term initiatives by providing real value while demonstrating high level of professionalism and ethics metus.

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This is Mohana from S2SSoft LLC, we are looking for the below mentioned job description. Kindly forward me your resume, Rate, and contact details for further process.

Role: Mainframe Developer

Location Edison, NJ (3 days onsite) - Hybrid

Contract

Life insurance domain is needed for all roles

Mainframe-COBOL JD :

Key Responsibilities:

1. Own end-to-end solution design, impact analysis, and technical architecture for complex systems.

2. Develop, optimize, and review COBOL programs, JCL jobs, DB2 queries, and CICS transactions.

3. Lead performance tuning for batch windows, DB2 access paths, and CICS TPS optimization.

4. Manage code promotion, release planning, and ensure compliance with audit and security standards.

5. Drive modernization initiatives (API enablement, DevOps pipelines).

6. Mentor and coach junior developers; enforce coding standards and best practices.

7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (BA, QA, Ops, DBA) and manage stakeholder expectations.

8. Provide production support leadership, RCA for critical incidents, and implement permanent fixes.

9. Prepare technical documentation, runbooks, and contribute to governance frameworks.

10. Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies related to mainframe development.

11. Conduct Daily Team huddle meetings and Shift handover calls

Skills Required:

1. COBOL: Advanced programming, modular design, error handling, performance optimization.

2. JCL: Complex job streams, utilities (SORT, IDCAMS), scheduling dependencies.

3. DB2: Advanced SQL, stored procedures, triggers, bind/package management, performance tuning.

4. VSAM: Dataset design, IDCAMS scripting, recovery strategies.

5. CICS: Transaction design, pseudo-conversational flows, resource definitions, BMS maps.

6. Expertise in debugging tools (Abend-AID, Xpediter), File-AID, and job schedulers (CA7/Control-M).

7. Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile practices, and change management processes.

8. Leadership in code reviews, mentoring, and technical governance.