COBOL Developer

Job Title: COBOL Developer

Job ID: 2024-12831

Job Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ

Job Travel Location(s):

# Positions: 1

Employment Type: W2

Duration: Long Term

# of Layers: 0

Work Eligibility: US Permanent Eligibility to Work Required

Key Technology: IBM JCL, CA7, JCL, COBOL, REXX, EasyTrieve, VSAM, IDMS, Endevor, File Master, Dispatch, View, UniTech

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop program logic for new applications or analyze and modify logic in existing applications.
• Performance tuning and testing of mainframe code, troubleshooting performance problems, preparing code for deployment and finishing all vital Waterfall SDLC documentation.
• Write code, programs, tests, and analyze new application software.
• Work on online and batch applications that support credit & debit card processing.
• Write and modify COBOL programs to process data to fund and bill merchants & clear to associations.
• Unit testing program changes using IDMS, DB2, JCL, PROCs and testing VSAM and flat files.
• Provide recommendations toward the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
• Develop customized solutions within the platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives, client requirements, and company goals.
• Interact with Product Managers, Project Managers, GIO (Global Infrastructure Operations) resources, and Client/Partner IT resources to collaborate on projects.
• Consult with users to determine software or system functional specifications.
• Attend meetings and conference calls to review the business requirements document.
• Design and develop computer systems or programs based on user-defined requirements.
• Create high-level and detailed design documents that support credit & debit card processing projects.
• Present design documents via TEAMS meetings for business sign-off.
• Develop mainframe applications for the PTS application set across platforms.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and coaching for a specific project.
• Deliver project documents, HLD, DDD, timelines, and I-plans to the project manager.
• Adhere to established standards and consult with senior managers on technology solutions.
• Assign resources and delegate tasks to meet project deliverables.
• Participate in the on‑call rotation to handle issues that could occur with the application such as job abends.

Skills and Experience Required:

Required:

• 8 years of mainframe experience in IBM JCL, CA7, JCL, utilities, COBOL, REXX, EasyTrieve, VSAM, IDMS, Endevor, File Master, Dispatch, View, UniTech, and Remedy utilities.
• Experience with MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, and Diner’s International merchant acquiring; settlement balancing and error processing.
• Experience with the Waterfall Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Desired:

• Experience in merchant acquiring systems and credit & debit card international processing & integration services.
• Experience in settlement, interchange, and authorization targets for application modifications.
• Exposure to common Merchant Acquirer Information Security concepts and practices.
• Functional-technical knowledge of payment authorization, fraud detection systems, and smart routing applications.
• Experience with payment e‑commerce systems, payment gateways, and payment processors.
• Advanced degree and/or technology certifications.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in an applicable field OR Advanced degree in an applicable field with 6 years of relevant experience.