3 days ago
Base Salary
$55k - $82k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, enhance, maintain, and support high-volume enterprise applications using CA Gen/CoolGen and mainframe technologies.
- Contribute to technical design, standards, and modernization initiatives for mainframe and CA Gen solutions.
- Assess legacy CA Gen applications for maintainability, scalability, performance, and modernization readiness.
- Perform impact analysis, debugging, root-cause analysis, defect resolution, code reviews, and performance tuning.
- Support batch processing, including job scheduling, dependency analysis, abend resolution, restart and recovery, and batch-cycle monitoring.
- Support unit testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, release and deployment activities, and post-production validation.
- Provide technical guidance on complex application development and design decisions.
Requirements
- 6–9 years of relevant experience designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise mainframe applications.
- Strong hands-on experience developing applications with CA Gen/CoolGen.
- Strong proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF, and VSAM.
- Experience with business-critical mainframe application development, enhancements, maintenance, and production support.
- Strong knowledge of DB2/SQL, including queries, data analysis, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
- Experience with batch processing, technical impact analysis, debugging, root-cause analysis, defect resolution, code reviews, testing, release activities, and post-production validation.
- Experience assessing legacy CA Gen applications and exposure to modernization approaches such as component rationalization, API enablement, re-platforming, or progressive replacement.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience resolving complex performance and production issues and providing technical guidance on complex development and design decisions is preferred.
Benefits
- Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States, subject to business, project, and client requirements.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Eligibility for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program based on performance and applicable plan terms.
About Cognizant
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.