Mainframe Engineer

Cognizant

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hartford, CT
Salary
$99,000–$116,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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Below market

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 330 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 211 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Mainframe Engineer

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The Mainframe Engineer will join the team to design, develop, and maintain COBOL applications on IBM z/OS. The primary responsibilities include developing batch and online programs, managing code promotions across environments using Endevor, and building CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, and deployments. The role involves integrating Endevor with Git and DevOps toolchains, automating repetitive tasks via scripting, and maintaining JCL, PROCs, and scheduling dependencies. Key technical requirements include proficiency in COBOL, Endevor, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps, along with Git, Zowe CLI, Shell, Python, or REXX. Candidates must possess skills in TSO/ISPF, VSAM, DB2, and CICS. The work focuses on troubleshooting production abends, performance issues, and supporting UAT within the insurance or financial services domains.

Skills

COBOL IBM z/OS Endevor CI/CD JCL Git Python Shell REXX DB2 IMS DB CICS VSAM TSO/ISPF Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps Zowe Ansible SonarQube Control-M CA-7 Autosys Abend-AID Xpediter File-AID

What you'll do

  • Develop, enhance, and support batch and online COBOL programs on IBM z/OS.
  • Manage code promotion across Dev, QA, and Production environments using Endevor.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for mainframe code build, test, and deployment.
  • Automate repetitive tasks like compiles, deployments, and testing using scripting.
  • Integrate Endevor with Git and modern DevOps toolchains.
  • Build and maintain JCL, PROCs, and scheduling dependencies.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, including abends and performance problems.
  • Support UAT and prepare implementation plans following release governance.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of COBOL development experience on IBM z/OS.
  • Hands-on experience with Endevor for change management, including elements, packages, and promotions.
  • Experience building mainframe CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
  • Proficiency in Git version control and its integration with Endevor.
  • Skills in Zowe CLI/APIs and scripting using Shell, Python, or REXX.
  • Strong skills in JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, DB2 (embedded SQL), and CICS.
  • Experience with debugging tools such as Abend-AID, Xpediter, or File-AID.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.

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