Required Skills: COBOL, JCL, DB2

Job Description

Position:- Mainframe Developer 
Location:- St. Louis, MO 

Required Skills:-
•    Design and develop high-performing Java and running on Linux. Ability to work on COBOL and mainframe (z/OS)  technologies is a plus. 
•    Ensure scalability, security, and reliability of applications on Linux-based and mainframe-based infrastructures.
•    Translate complex technical solutions into business impacts for non-technical audiences.
•    Lead mainframe modernization efforts, bridging legacy COBOL, JCL, DB2 systems with Linux and Java applications.
•    Guide development teams in Agile best practices, ensuring consistent delivery and continuous improvement.
•    Provide technical leadership in software development, system architecture, and best coding practices. 
•    Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and uphold coding standards.
•    Mentor and coach engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
•    Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
•    Present technical strategies, incident reports, and status updates to executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
•    Work closely with DevOps to automate deployments, and with BizOps to troubleshoot and resolve application, performance, and reliability issues.
•    Function as Scrum Master, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
•    Stay up to date with emerging technologies.
The ideal candidate for this position should possess:
•    8+ years of software development experience in Java/Linux with strong shell scripting and Linux command line skills. Experience working on Mainframe technologies is  a plus. 
•    3+ years of experience with file transfer applications like Connect Direct, and file transfer protocols like SFTP, FTPS, etc..
•    3+ years of experience writing, optimizing, and automating tasks using Linux shell scripting.
•    Hands-on experience with IBM mainframe technologies, including COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, and z/OS.
•    Expert in SQL queries and relational databases (DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
•    Familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management.
•    Awareness of security standards and RFC’s such as X.509 Certificates, SSH Keys, PGP encryption.
•    Has skills to orchestrate release workflows and pipelines and apply standardized pipelines via APIs to achieve CI and CD objectives using industry standard tools (e.g., Jenkins, XL Release, others).
•    Understands how to build robust tests to minimize defect leakage by performing regression, performance, deployment verification, and release testing.
•    Experience working as technical lead and/or Scrum Master.
•    Good knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).