Mainframe Developer

Company: Collabera
Location: Chandler
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

Mainframe Developer

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Locations: Chandler, AZ (3days onsite weekly)
Duration: 12 months - likely to be extended to 24 months based on performance/need
Payrate: $60-70/hourly

We are seeking a skilled Mainframe Developer with strong experience in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and IBMz/OS. The ideal candidate will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and enhancing high-volume, mission-critical mainframe applications within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Day To Day Responsibilities:

Work as part of a scrum team - code changes will be assigned as you work through the agile development process
Participate in stand-up calls and refinement calls
Write, test, and debug code for mainframe applications using languages such as COBOL
Provide ongoing support for mainframe applications, troubleshooting and resolving issues as they arise
Perform routine maintenance tasks such as applying patches and updates to ensure stability
Identify and address performance issues
Refine and edit code
Ensure that mainframe applications adhere to security standards and compliance requirements

Must Have:

5-10+ years of experience with Mainframe development
3-4 experience with CICS, COBOL, JCL on an IBMZOS Platform
Experience in an Agile/Scrum environment
Enterprise level experience

Nice To Have:

Modernization or migration experience
Java or salesforce experience

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