1 day ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement complex merchandising applications using COBOL, JCL, IBM mainframe utilities, DB2, IMS DB, and VSAM.
- Coordinate technical analysis for merchandising batch and online processes supporting pricing, inventory, promotions, and stock allocation.
- Optimize batch schedules, resource consumption, application performance, and production stability.
- Analyze data models, conduct impact assessments, resolve defects and root causes, and support production monitoring.
- Translate merchandising requirements into technical specifications and mainframe solution designs.
- Document programs, jobs, data flows, mappings, and batch dependencies for audit readiness and knowledge sharing.
- Coordinate delivery with distributed development, testing, operations, product, and merchandising teams.
- Drive automation and continuous-improvement initiatives for repetitive mainframe support tasks.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of hands-on delivery experience in IBM mainframe technologies and merchandising-domain solutions.
- Strong proficiency in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB, and IBM mainframe utilities.
- Deep knowledge of merchandising functions including item setup, pricing, allocation, and inventory planning.
- Experience with performance tuning, problem solving, incident analysis, relational and hierarchical data concepts, and mainframe data structures.
- Experience with requirements analysis, unit testing, integration testing, change control, and retail or merchandising technology transformations.
- Ability to write clear technical documentation and collaborate effectively with global teams in hybrid delivery environments.
- Preferred certifications include IBM Certified Application Developer—Mainframe and recognized retail or merchandising technology credentials.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with collaboration across distributed global teams.
- Day-shift production support schedule focused on merchandising business cycles.
Tech Stack
COBOLIBM DB2
Categories
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.