Mainframe Developer - Remote - "Only for Texas people"
Summary: Our Client company is seeking a Mainframe Developer with a minimum of 8 years of experience in COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications within a large-scale mainframe environment. The role requires expertise in DB2 databases, Web API development, and secure user authentication protocols. Candidates should also have a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and problem-solving skills related to software systems. This position is remote and specifically for individuals located in Texas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write, test, and debug COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications.
- Analyze, modify, and optimize DB2 tables and relational databases.
- Modify online user screens and batch processing jobs.
- Develop Web APIs and integrate external data streams.
- Implement secure user authentication and authorization protocols.
- Analyze legacy routines and workflows for integration of new elements.
- Apply SDLC principles in application programming and software design.
- Test software applications using a data-driven development approach.
- Troubleshoot computer software systems and solve related problems.
- Perform gap analysis and impact mapping on legacy code routines.
Key Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in COBOL, Natural, and JCL.
- Hands-on experience with DB2 databases.
- Knowledge of scripting and batch processing.
- Experience in Web API development (SOAP, REST, XML, JSON).
- Understanding of secure user authentication protocols (LDAP, SAML, OIDC).
- Familiarity with SDLC principles.
- Problem-solving skills in software testing and implementation.
- Expertise in analyzing legacy code.
- Experience with NASWA SIDES exchanges.
- Knowledge of UI program workflows and handling PII.
- Experience with identity management services (Azure, Okta, LDAP).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Our Client company is looking for Mainframe Developer who has at least 8 years of experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
8 Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and debugging COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications within a large-scale mainframe environment.
8 Hands-on experience analyzing, modifying, and optimizing DB2 tables, schemas, and relational databases to integrate new data structures into existing systems.
8 Knowledge of scripting and batch processing in legacy and current technology to modify online user screens (CICS/Map environments), runtime routines, and complex background batch processing jobs.
8 Knowledge of Web API Development, including SOAP, REST, XML, and JSON, REST, with specific experience mapping and parsing external web-service data streams into legacy mainframe backend processing.
8 Experience implementing secure user authentication and authorization protocols using enterprise frameworks such as LDAP, SAML, or OIDC.
8 Experienced in analyzing existing legacy routines and batch processing workflows to integrate new functional elements and modify underlying DB2 database tables.
8 Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles, practices and techniques of application programming and software design.
8 Ability to accurately test software applications using a data driven development approach.
8 Skill in solving problems; in scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing programs; and in troubleshooting computer software systems.
8 Expertise in analyzing undocumented or highly customized legacy code routines to perform precise gap analysis and impact mapping.
Preferred Qualifications:
Years Skills/Experience Vendor Comment (as
applicable)
2 Prior experience specifically implementing or maintaining NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) exchanges and technical specifications.
3 Strong functional knowledge of UI program workflows, specifically involving Additional Fact-Finding (ADF), Determinations and Decisions (DD), Monetary/Potential Charges (MPC), and Benefit Charges (BC).
2 SDLC tools Visio, ALM Octane
3 Experience handling and securing sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within a state or federal agency framework.
3 Experience with automating identity management services to include user authentication and authorization using an authentication framework, using Azure, Okta, LDAP, Entra
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