Mainframe Developer — Jersey City, NJ

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, and VSAM for batch application development and maintenance.

• Extensive experience with CICS (online transaction processing), including program design and support.

• Very good working knowledge of DB2 and SQL, including usage of stored procedures.

• Proficient in mainframe file utilities such as IDCAMS, SORT, and IEBGENER.

• Experience using debugging and diagnostic tools such as Fault Analyzer for issue resolution.

• Hands-on experience with job schedulers (CA-11) and batch job monitoring.

• Working knowledge of version control and configuration management tools such as Endevor and ISPW.

• Experience with integration technologies including MQ, Web Services, and z/OS Connect.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end mainframe application architecture, including batch, online, and integration components.

• Ability to work in a multi-technology environment and willingness to understand upstream and downstream systems.

• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple teams across business and technology.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Gather status updates on assigned deliverables and report progress, risks, and issues to the management team.

• Promptly identify and escalate risks or issues and proactively drive them to resolution.

• Coordinate and facilitate delivery routines such as kick-off meetings, status reviews, and stakeholder discussions.

• Participate in coordination discussions to establish priorities and timelines for deliverables.

• Design, develop, enhance, and support mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL.

• Perform production deployments and provide technical support for applications in production environments.

• Collaborate closely with QA teams, business analysts, project managers, and other technical teams.

• Conduct code reviews, ensure adherence to coding standards, and contribute to application design decisions.

• Support defect resolution, performance tuning, and production issue troubleshooting.

• Work within an Agile delivery model, participating in ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $95,000 - 115,000 a year

Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE