Job Summary

Senior Mainframe COBOL Developer (COBOL/ CICS/ IMS)

Location: 6 positions across: Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX (United States); Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon (India)

Experience: 8+ years

Job Duties

Crisil is seeking a motivated and technically robust Senior Mainframe COBOL Developer. The role involves supporting critical payment applications, contributing to design and development activities, and driving improvements aligned with modern engineering practices, including Agile delivery and emerging AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities
Develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, IMS DB / DC
Support mission-critical payment applications for global banking clients
Work closely with SMEs and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality deliverables
Manage and track team work using JIRA
Support various problem resolution, and root cause analysis
Assist in performance tuning and capacity improvement initiatives
Contribute towards documentation, standards, and governance practices
Explore and support adoption of Agentic AI capabilities (e.g., automation, intelligent code analysis, AI-assisted development)

Qualifications

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field





Certification in IBM Mainframe, COBOL or DB2 preferred

Skills

Required Skills & Experience:
8+ years of experience in Mainframe application development
Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL and IMS
Strong experience in:
COBOL (Mainframe development)
JCL (Job Control Language)
CICS
IMS DB / IMS DC
Familiarity with batch and online transaction processing systems
Working knowledge of Agile methodologies
Hands-on experience with JIRA for workflow and tracking
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
Understanding of Agentic AI / AI-assisted development tools

Good to Have
Experience in banking and payments domain
Knowledge of SWIFT, ACH, ISO 20022 or card payment processing
Experience with DB2 and VSAM
Familiarity with IBM z/OS utilities
Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices in a mainframe setting
Knowledge of AI-assisted development tools

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📌 Sr Mainframe Cobol Developer Cobol/ Cics/ Ims Mumbai (India)
🏢 Crisil
📍 India