Cognizant

Senior Mainframe Developer

Cognizant
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2 days ago
Halifax, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Analyze legacy mainframe applications and extract business rules for modernization and Business Rules Extraction creation.
  • Partner with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify business logic, and provide technical solutions.
  • Lead discussions on legacy analysis, rule mapping, Databricks integration, and modernization approaches.
  • Guide offshore engineering teams and track technical deliverables.
  • Own data mapping, transformation, functional validation, defect resolution, reconciliation, and end-to-end delivery.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of overall experience with mainframe development and related technologies.
  • Experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, VSAM, Easytrieve, TSO ISPF, and Expeditor; REXX is optional.
  • Experience with Business Rules Extraction using AI tools such as Claude, prompt engineering, data engineering, and integration.
  • Experience integrating mainframe systems with Databricks, including data mapping, transformation, and validation.
  • Healthcare domain knowledge and experience coordinating with stakeholders and offshore engineering teams.

Benefits

  • Remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada.
  • Wellbeing programs supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
  • Work arrangements may vary based on project and client requirements.

Tech Stack

COBOLDatabricksIBM DB2SQL

Categories

BackendData Engineering
Cognizant

About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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