Remote: Cobol Developer with Hogan

Exciting Remote Cobol Developer with Hogan contract opportunity.

Responsibilities

Design, code, test, debug and support COBOL programs for batch and online (CICS) processing

Develop and maintain JCL for job scheduling, scheduling jobs via Control-M or CA-7

Integrate Mainframe applications with Hogan platforms (assessment engines, reporting modules)

Perform unit testing, code reviews and work with QA to drive defects to resolution

Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes

Tune COBOL, DB2 and JCL jobs for optimal throughput and resource utilization

Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint demos)

Author and maintain technical design documents, run books and support procedures

Liaise with business analysts, project managers and operations teams to deliver on time

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years hands-on IBM Mainframe development with ANSI COBOL

Strong experience in CICS (BMS), JCL, TSO/ISPF

Solid DB2 SQL programming and performance-tuning skills

Experience working with VSAM files (ESDS, KSDS, RRDS)

Hands-on Hogan experience: installation, configuration, report generation or integration APIs

Familiarity with Mainframe source control tools (Endevor, ChangeMan or Git for z/OS)

Exposure to job scheduling tools (Control-M, CA-7) and monitoring (SDSF, RMF)

Comfortable in Agile/Scrum development environment

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and written/oral communication skills

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