Senior Mainframe CoolGen Developer

Cognizant

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TL;DR · Senior Mainframe CoolGen Developer

The Senior Mainframe CoolGen Developer will join the team to design, develop, test, and support high-volume enterprise applications built on CA Gen/CoolGen and Mainframe technologies. The role involves contributing to technical designs, assessing legacy applications for modernization readiness, and performing technical impact analysis, debugging, and root-cause analysis. Daily responsibilities include supporting batch processing activities like job scheduling and abend resolution, as well as participating in unit testing, system integration testing, and release activities. The candidate must possess hands-on experience with CA Gen/CoolGen, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF, and VSAM. Key tasks involve supporting database, interface, and integration components while driving modernization initiatives such as component rationalization, API enablement, re-platforming, and progressive replacement for business-critical applications.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain high-volume enterprise applications using CA Gen/CoolGen and Mainframe technologies.
  • Assess legacy CA Gen applications for maintainability, scalability, performance, and modernization readiness.
  • Perform technical impact analysis, debugging, root-cause analysis, and performance tuning for complex application issues.
  • Manage batch processing activities including job scheduling, dependency analysis, abend resolution, and cycle monitoring.
  • Execute modernization initiatives such as component rationalization, API enablement, and re-platforming.
  • Support full testing lifecycles including unit testing, SIT, UAT, and post-production validation.
  • Provide technical guidance to team members on complex development and design decisions.

What we're looking for

  • 6–9 years of relevant experience in designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise Mainframe applications.
  • Strong hands-on experience in CA Gen/CoolGen application development.
  • Strong technical proficiency in Mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF, and VSAM.
  • Strong knowledge of DB2/SQL, including database queries, data analysis, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with batch processing, including job scheduling, dependency analysis, abend resolution, restart/recovery, and batch-cycle monitoring.
  • Experience supporting unit testing, SIT, UAT, release/deployment activities, and post-production validation.
  • Experience assessing legacy CA Gen applications for maintainability, scalability, and modernization readiness.
  • Experience resolving complex performance and production issues across CA Gen and Mainframe applications (preferred).

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