Job Title: Mainframe Developer / Lead
Location: Remote
Term: Contract (W2 Only)
Responsibilities:
- Develop maintain and enhance mainframe applications using COBOL programming language.
- Write and maintain JCL (Job Control Language) scripts for batch processing tasks.
- Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to design efficient and scalable solutions within the insurance domain.
- Perform unit testing and debugging of application code to ensure software quality and reliability.
- Collaborate with business analysts systems analysts and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical designs.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure compliance with coding standards performance optimization and best practices.
- Provide support for production issues and perform troubleshooting and resolution as needed.
- Document technical designs code and procedures for future reference and knowledge sharing.
- Stay updated with industry trends technologies and best practices related to mainframe development and the insurance domain.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing development processes tools and methodologies.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Mainframe Developer with strong proficiency in COBOL programming language.
- Extensive handson experience with JCL (Job Control Language) for batch processing tasks.
- Solid understanding of the insurance domain and related business processes.
- Familiarity with DB2 or other mainframe databases is desirable.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic fastpaced environment.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and issue tracking tools (e.g. JIRA) is a plus.