Sr COBOL Mainframe Application Developer; no C2C Job Salt Lake City area,Utah USA,IT/Tech

Position: Sr COBOL Mainframe Application Developer (no C2C candidates)

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This range is provided by Smith Johnson Tech. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$40.00/hr - $54.00/hr

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** This role is not open to C2C candidates; only W2 eligible applicants

** This role is not open to candidates on H1 visas

** This role is ONSITE; you MUST be currently living in Utah, or willing to relocate at your own expense within 1 week of offer

This is a contract with a great organization. As a contractor for Smith Johnson, you are eligible for medical, dental, life, disability benefits. Smith Johnson pays for 70% of your medical and dental, and 100% of life and disability coverage. The contract also includes PTO/holiday accrual monthly and a 3% retirement matching plan. Smith Johnson values taking care of our contractors.

Our client is seeking a talented, driven, and experienced Senior Mainframe Developer with a passion for solving business problems to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT.

This role will be performed at the client site in Salt Lake City, UT. You’ll be part of a team supporting our client's banking system modernization effort!

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Collaborate with Product Management and business partners to iteratively build robust and scalable solutions

Research, analyze, and recommend technology features, functionality, and development solutions

Document code, perform code reviews, define and participate in secure coding best practices

Create technical documentation and user manuals to support mainframe applications

Create documentation of operational tasks, procedures, and automated processes

Work on application support and maintenance for multiple applications

Coordinate with offshore team

Serve as technical SME of supported applications for multiple projects and initiatives

Be a technical contact for application-related questions, user ticket resolution, audit responses, and manage releases

Provide cross-training to team members and mainframe expertise guidance to junior developers

Debug and resolve technical issues

Learn quickly on the job about the systems and deliver time-critical enhancements in a fast-paced environment

Attend meetings and provide updates

Fix faults and restore operability or implement suitable workarounds

Required qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar with extensive technical content)

Primary skillset: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM

Secondary skillset:
Assembler, EZtrieve

Experience in software maintenance and support in mainframe languages (COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM)

Technical knowledge based on experience and skilled in (COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM)

Experience supporting multiple applications in large teams

Experience coordinating with offshore teams

Experience with EZtrieve and Endevor is preferred

Experience with mainframe debugging tools

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Effective communication skills (verbal, written, interpersonal)

Initiative, good judgment, and sound technical decision-making skills

Ability to propose and assess quality solutions for moderate to complex problems

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