Job Purpose
The COBOL Mainframe Consultant will be responsible for developing, maintaining, enhancing and supporting business-critical applications within an IBM Mainframe environment. The successful candidate will analyse business requirements, troubleshoot system issues and deliver reliable, high-quality technical solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and enhance applications using COBOL.
- Work with mainframe technologies, including JCL, CICS and DB2.
- Analyse business and technical requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Perform application maintenance, debugging and troubleshooting.
- Investigate and resolve production incidents and system defects.
- Develop and maintain batch processing jobs and online transaction programs.
- Perform unit testing, integration testing and support user acceptance testing.
- Support database operations, SQL queries and data processing.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure compliance with development standards.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation.
- Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, testers and technical teams.
- Support system enhancements, releases and continuous improvement initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
- Relevant IT qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience in COBOL development within an IBM Mainframe environment.
- Strong knowledge of JCL (Job Control Language).
- Experience with CICS and DB2.
- Experience in application maintenance, debugging and production support.
- Understanding of batch processing and online transaction processing.
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
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Desired Skills:
- Cobol Mainframe
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma
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