Mainframes Developer

Hiring Alert on eazyway.io | Mainframes Developer
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Work Type: On-Site | Full-Time
Total Positions: 1
Experience: 5–7 Years
Isiri Technologies is looking to hire an experienced Mainframes Developer through the Eazyway Platform. The candidate should have strong hands-on experience in application development and support within an IBM Mainframe z/OS environment.
The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in COBOL, JCL, REXX, VSAM, file handling, SORT utilities, Mainframe performance, and job scheduling. Knowledge of PL/I, Assembler, DB2, IMS, CICS, and SAS will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
1. Mainframe Application Development
• Design, develop, test, and maintain applications in an IBM Mainframe z/OS environment.
• Develop and maintain programs using COBOL and other Mainframe technologies.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective Mainframe solutions.
• Develop reusable and maintainable code following established Mainframe development standards.
• Perform application enhancements and modifications based on business requirements.
2. COBOL & Mainframe Programming
• Develop, debug, and maintain applications using COBOL.
• Work with JCL, REXX, and other Mainframe programming utilities.
• Analyze existing programs and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Troubleshoot application issues and resolve production and development defects.
• Perform code reviews, testing, debugging, and technical analysis.
3. JCL, File Handling & SORT Utilities
• Develop and maintain JCL procedures for application execution and batch processing.
• Work with different file formats and Mainframe file-handling techniques.
• Use SORT utilities for data processing, filtering, merging, and manipulation.
• Monitor batch jobs and troubleshoot job failures.
• Ensure batch processes execute efficiently and reliably.
4. VSAM & Database Technologies
• Develop and maintain applications using VSAM files.
• Work with VSAM datasets and perform file-related operations.
• Understand and troubleshoot data access and file-processing issues.
• Work with DB2 and IMS databases where required.
• Analyze database-related issues and support application data processing.
5. Mainframe Application Support
• Provide application development and production support in the IBM z/OS environment.
• Troubleshoot application, batch, job, and data-related issues.
• Analyze incidents and identify root causes.
• Implement fixes and enhancements while following change-management procedures.
• Support application stability and availability.
6. Performance & Scheduling
• Monitor and analyze Mainframe application and batch performance.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend appropriate improvements.
• Work with Mainframe job scheduling and batch processing.
• Monitor scheduled jobs and ensure successful execution.
• Troubleshoot scheduling and dependency-related issues.
7. Collaboration & Requirements Analysis
• Work closely with business analysts, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
• Quickly understand business and technical requirements.
• Participate in requirement discussions, development, testing, and implementation activities.
• Communicate technical issues and solutions effectively.
• Follow established development, testing, and documentation standards.
Experience & Qualifications
• Experience: 5–7 years of experience in Mainframe application development and support.
• Strong hands-on experience in IBM Mainframe z/OS environments.
• Strong experience with COBOL.
• Strong experience with JCL and REXX.
• Hands-on experience with VSAM and Mainframe file handling.
• Experience with SORT utilities.
• Understanding of Mainframe application performance and optimization.
• Experience with Mainframe job scheduling and batch processing.
• Knowledge of PL/I and Assembler is an advantage.
• Knowledge of DB2 and IMS is an advantage.
• Familiarity with CICS is an advantage.
• Knowledge of SAS is an added advantage.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to quickly understand and analyze requirements.

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