COBOL Developer, Senior

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• This role involves providing support and enhancing Mainframe environments, with a particular emphasis on batch workloads, troubleshooting failures, performing technical analysis, and making adjustments to COBOL programs, JCLs, and databases.

• Collaborate closely with development, operations, and business teams to ensure continuity of services and adherence to SLAs.

• Manage and oversee batch workloads utilizing Control-M (Mainframe).

• Respond promptly to abends and execution failures: conducting analysis, implementing corrections, releasing, and reprocessing/restarting as necessary.

• Conduct rapid evaluations of programs to determine root causes and execution parameters.

• Make modifications to JCLs and COBOL/DB2 programs (including steps, DD statements, parameters, datasets, conditionals, and return codes).

• Adjust and validate SYSINs (cards and execution parameters).

• Execute analyses and modifications in accordance with established change processes.

• Willingness to work afternoon/night shifts and weekends as part of a rotating schedule.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience with Control-M Mainframe, including dependencies, reruns, restarts, and troubleshooting.

• Strong command of JCL and SYSIN.

• Familiarity with TSO/ISPF.

• Practical knowledge in batch processing techniques.

• Understanding of return codes (RCs), steps, conditionals, and datasets.

• Experience with GDG and VSAM, subject to client context.

• Availability for rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

• Maintenance and analysis skills in COBOL/DB2 are preferred.

• Knowledge of CICS and online environments is preferred.

• Experience with Oracle databases is preferred.

• Familiarity with Mainframe utilities (SORT, IDCAMS, etc.) is preferred.

• Experience with production support tools is preferred.

• Familiarity with change management tools (e.g., Changeman) is preferred.

• Background in mission-critical environments is preferred.

• A completed or in-progress Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, Computer Engineering, or related fields is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-sponsored Health Plan for employees.

• Option to add dependents to the Health Plan with payroll deductions.

• Optional dental assistance.

• Option to include dependents in the Dental Plan through payroll deductions.

• Meal vouchers or food allowances provided.

• Transportation voucher available (optional).

• Impact & Care - A Personal Guidance Program offering confidential emotional support and counseling in psychological, legal, financial, social, and pet-related matters at no cost for employees and their legal dependents.

• Gympass - Wellhub (Access to over 700 gyms nationwide with plans starting at R$ 29.90, deducted from payroll).

• Option to include dependents in Gympass - Wellhub (up to 3 dependents, paid via credit card).

• Access to Udemy via our intranet.

• Partnerships with leading consumer brands.

• Agreement with SESC for employees and their dependents.

• Discount agreements with educational institutions (undergraduate and postgraduate) and language schools/certification providers.

• Group life insurance coverage.