Senior Mainframe Developer COBOL Senior Consultant

Senior Mainframe Developer / COBOL Senior Consultant

Location: Trenton NJ (Onsite)

Duration : Contract

Interview Type: In person

Job Summary

Candidates should have strong background in Cobol ADABAS and Natural. strong in JCL as well.

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. This position will be a full-time contract role and is onsite in Trenton NJ.

What Youll 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 missioncritical applications and collaborate closely with analysts architects and development teams

What Youll 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 largescale 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

Required Skills:

COBOL programmingJCLNATURAL programmingADABAS database architecturefile structures