Remote: Cobol Developer with Hogan

Job description

Exciting Remote Cobol Developer with Hogan contract opportunity. Requirements: - 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...