Mainframe Application Support Engineer

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Cognizant Technology Solutions Full time

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Mainframe Application Support Engineer – with strong hands-on experience to join our team.

Role: Senior Mainframe Application Support Engineer

Experience: 8+ years of strong experience

Location: We are looking for candidates willing to work in a HYBRID Model – 3 days a week from the Client's office in downtown Chicago IL. Remote work is not an option.

Required Skills:

· Mainframe, Cobol, JCL, CICS, DB2, CA7

· Candidate should also be familiar with DevOps concepts and tools such as Git

Roles & Responsibilities:

· This position will be responsible for the day-to-day support activities analysis, fixes, testing, maintenance of best in class software experiences.

· The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

· As a Mainframe Developer/support engineer, you will be responsible for analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation, and support of existing applications developed on the IBM z/OS Mainframe platform.

· Need experience in Securities Lending business functionality, Settlements, Reconciliation, Swift messages.

· Performs analysis on job failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements.

· Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront.

· Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards.

· Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures.

· Accountable for ensuring all aspects of production support follow compliance and security best practices.

· Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards.

· Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank's technology transformation.

Cognizant is a leading provider of Information Technology, Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Business Process Outsourcing services. Cognizant single-minded mission is to dedicate our business process and technology innovation know-how, deep industry expertise, and worldwide resources to working together with customers to make their businesses stronger. As a customer-centric, relationship-driven partner, we are redefining the way companies experience and benefit from global services. Our unique delivery model is infused with a distinct culture of high customer satisfaction. Cognizant delivers a trusted partnership, cost reductions and business results.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position depends on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.



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