Sr. Cobol Developer

Converge Resources

  • Galveston, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Converge Resources is currently seeking a COBOL Developer to fill an opening with an Insurance client located in Galveston, TX. The ideal candidate will have COBOL application development and insurance experience.Qualifications of the COBOL Developer:
  • Bachelor's degree in technology related field or equivalent work experience
  • 3+ years of experience in COBOL programming and application development.
  • Strong understanding of mainframe environments and related technologies including JCL, CICS, VSAM, and DB2.
  • Certification in COBOL or relevant technologies is a plus.
  • Experience in the following fields an asset: Z/OS Connect, Web Services, SOA, VSAM, SAS, job scheduling tools (ZEKE, ZENA, etc)
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
Benefits of the COBOL Developer:
  • 37.5 hour work weeks
  • PTO
  • Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance
  • 401(k) matching up to 4%
Responsibilities of the COBOL Developer:
  • Design, code, test, deploy, and maintain efficient and scalable COBOL, DB2 backed applications.
  • Understands business requirements and can relate these to the supporting system requirements producing technical specifications for the work to be done
  • Codes readable, reliable, and maintainable programs
  • Performs testing of code changes
  • Reviews test results with business representatives
  • Provides optimal service to all internal and external customers
  • Responds promptly to production issues by serving in the team's on-call rotation for the 24-hour support of the team's systems
  • Works occasional night and weekend hours to meet target dates

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