COBOL Developer

Job Title: COBOL Developer Job Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ Full Time 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 analyzes and modifies 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 test VSAM and flat files. • Provide recommendations towards 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. • Interacting with Product Managers, Project Managers, GIO (Global Infrastructure Operations) resources and Client/Partner IT resources to collaborate on projects. • Consul with users, to determine software or system functional specifications. • ttend 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 meeting to the business for sign off. • Develop mainframe applications for PTS application set across platforms. • Provide leadership, supervision and coaching for a specific project. • Deliver project documents, HLD, DDD, timelines, I-plans to the project manager. • dhere to established standards and consult with senior managers on technology solutions. • Responsible for assigning resources and delegating tasks to meet project deliverables. • Will be part of 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, and utilities, COBOL, REXX, EasyTrieve, VSAM, IDMS, Endevor, File Master, Dispatch, View, UniTech and Remedy utilities. • Experience with Client, Visa, Client, Client and Diner's International merchant acquiring; settlement balancing and error processing. • Experience with the Waterfall Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Desired: • Experience in merchant acquiring system 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. • Have functional-Technical knowledge of payment authorization, fraud detection systems and smart routing applications. • Experience with payment ecommerce systems, payments gateways and payment processors. • dvanced Degree and/or Technology Certifications. Education: • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience in applicable field OR Advanced Degree in applicable field with 6 years of relevant experience.