Mainframe IMS And CICS
Long Finch Technologies
Wilmington, DE
Posted On: Jun 25, 2025
Posted On: Jun 25, 2025
Job Overview
Job Type
Contract - Independent
Salary
Depends on Experience
Job Description
Role & Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain mainframe-based applications using COBOL.
- Build and support batch and online programs using IMS/DB and IMS/DC.
- Develop and troubleshoot transaction-based applications using CICS.
- Create and manage JCL scripts for efficient batch processing.
- Collaborate with business analysts and other developers to gather requirements and design solutions.
- Perform unit testing and support system/integration testing.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
- Conduct basic system administration tasks, including dataset management and security configurations within z/OS.
- Monitor and optimize the performance of applications on the mainframe environment.
Required Qualifications
- Strong programming skills in COBOL.
- Deep understanding of z/OS mainframe operating systems.
- Expertise in IMS/DB and IMS/DC for data and transaction management.
- Proficiency in CICS for building and managing online applications.
- Strong experience writing and debugging JCL for job scheduling and execution.
- Familiarity with basic system administration tasks within a mainframe ecosystem.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Job ID: LF250026