Marshall Technologies

Job Title: COBOL Developer

Location: Des Moines, IA (Onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months
Type: Contract (W2/C2C)

Job Overview:

We are seeking a seasoned COBOL Developer with 6+ years of experience in mainframe application development and support. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and related legacy technologies. This role involves working closely with business analysts, QA teams, and other developers to maintain, enhance, and support critical business applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, implement, and support mainframe-based applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS.

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional programs.

• Analyze business and functional requirements and convert them into scalable technical solutions.

• Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and implementation.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and development environments.

• Write clean, efficient, reusable, and well-documented code.

• Perform performance tuning, code optimization, and debugging.

• Participate in code reviews, testing activities, and contribute to automation and best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and timely delivery of solutions.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS.

• Experience with mainframe job scheduling and change management tools (e.g., Endevor).

• Strong knowledge of SQL, data structures, and relational database principles.

• Experience in reporting/analytics using mainframe tools and processes.

• Solid understanding of scalable application design principles and software engineering best practices.

• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Eclipse, DB Visualizer, or Microsoft SQL Server is a plus.

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Attributes:

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Strong organizational and documentation skills.

• Experience in production support and handling critical business applications.

Tools & Technologies:

• Languages: COBOL, JCL, SQL

• Databases: DB2, VSAM

• Transaction Processing: CICS

• Version Control & Change Management: Endevor

• Tools/Software: ServiceNow, Eclipse, DB Visualizer, MS SQL Server