Actively looking for a Mainframe developer

Role: Mainframe Developer Location: Tampa, FL (Need only locals) Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Mainframe Developer with deep expertise in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL to support and enhance mission-critical applications. The candidate will play a key role in development, maintenance, production support, and modernization initiatives in a high-volume enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications Perform impact analysis and support system enhancements and upgrades Develop and optimize DB2 SQL queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning Handle production support, incident resolution, and root cause analysis Work on batch and online (CICS) processing systems Prepare functional and technical design documents Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, business analysts, and infrastructure teams Participate in code reviews, testing (unit, integration, UAT), and deployment activities Ensure adherence to coding standards, security policies, and SLA commitments Required Technical Skills Strong hands-on experience in: COBOL (Structured & Object-Oriented) CICS (Customer Information Control System) DB2 (SQL, Stored Procedures, Performance Tuning) JCL (Job Control Language) Experience with: VSAM, IMS (optional but preferred) Mainframe utilities (SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER) Debugging tools like Expeditor, Abend-AID Knowledge of: Batch processing and scheduling tools (e.g., Control-M, CA-7) Version control tools (Endevor, Changeman) Familiarity with mainframe modernization or API integration is a plus Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management Ability to work in a fast-paced production support environment Team player with mentoring capabilities Preferred Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field Experience in banking, financial services, or insurance domains Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies Experience in modernization initiatives (Mainframe to distributed/cloud) Nice to Have Knowledge of REST APIs, Microservices integration with mainframe Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines for mainframe Exposure to tools like z/OS Connect, IBM MQ