COBOL Developer at Purple Drive

Role Description: Role OverviewWe are seeking a seasoned COBOL Developer to join our team supporting legacy mainframe systems. Youll be responsible for maintaining enhancing and modernizing COBOL-based applications to enable policy servicing insurance claims and regulatory ResponsibilitiesDesign code test and maintain COBOL applications for both online and batch processing environments. Analyze functional specifications and document technical designs and logical flowcharts. Debug and resolve production batch failures and perform rootcause analysis. Integrate COBOL applications with modern systems and APIs as part of migration initiatives. Conduct code and design reviews to ensure performance security and adherence to architectural standards. Collaborate with business analysts QA infrastructure and project teams. Mentor junior developers and support technical onboarding. Required Qualifications SkillsBachelors degree in Computer Science or related field. 5 years of COBOLmainframe development experience in insurance or financial services. Proficiency in COBOL JCL VSAM with mainframe tools (e.g. IBM zOS CICS IMS). Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities for batch and online environments. Experience integrating COBOL systems with SQLDB2 MQ series REST or SOAP services. Familiarity with Agile development SDLC version control and ITILITSM practices. Excellent problem-solving communication collaboration and ability to work independently. Preferred (Bonus) QualificationsExperience with COBOL modernization lift-and-shift refactoring or migration to modern systems. Exposure to cloud integration API platforms GenAI-based refactoring tools. Knowledge of disaster recovery performance tuning and mainframe security. Certifications in IBM mainframe DB2 CICS or AzureAWS online skills.Competencies: Mainframe DB2 - Application DevelopmentExperience (Years): 8-10Essential Skills: COBOL Developer Key Skills CCTV,Computer Science,Corporate Marketing,E Learning,Arabic English Translation Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1