COBOL Mainframe Application Developer

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission‑critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

We are looking for a very experienced COBOL Mainframe Developer with Application Architecture knowledge to join our Application Managed Services team. In this role, you will collaborate directly with a state agency to maintain and enhance its online Unemployment software and modernize its Disability Insurance software.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mainframe technologies and experience in designing, developing and maintaining COBOL applications integrating with front‑end server‑based applications. Experience in collaborating with state agencies on software projects is preferred, as is prior experience with projects focusing on mainframe application modernization. This role will involve analyzing requirements, inter‑application dependencies, architectural design of solutions, and implementing code while ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

As a COBOL Mainframe Application Developer, you will work directly with the Department of Labor client personnel as a consultant to support development on their existing Unemployment and Disability Insurance software system. You will create and use programming specifications to build assigned components, ensuring these components are properly documented, unit tested, and ready for integration. You will fix defects found during pre‑ and post‑production and provide work estimates for development tasks.

You will analyze the dependencies between mainframe applications, design and implement remediations for mainframe applications being sunset.

• Analyze architectural requirements and advise client on design
• Analyze interdependence between mainframe applications
• Analyze, design, develop, test and deploy code on a mainframe platform (z/OS) based upon user specifications.
• Analyze user requirements and translate them into technical specifications and programming solutions.
• Provide technical assistance in solving software problems.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all development processes, including specifications, design, and user guides.
• Assist in training and mentoring junior developers, sharing knowledge and best practices in mainframe development.
• Ensure proper change management for all requested changes, fixes and enhancements to production applications.
• 24 X 7 on‑call support rotation is required.
• Night and weekend Production/QA Support.

You excel in your field and have the experience to back it up. Just as importantly, you have a growth mindset, actively pursuing your personal and professional development. You prioritize customer success and are dedicated to delivering exceptional results.

• Application architecture skills
• IMS DB and DB2 – extensive experience required programming with these

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work/practical experience).
• At least 12 years of COBOL programming; proficiency in COBOL programming in an IBM z/OS mainframe environment.
• Expertise in Job Control Language (JCL).
• Experience in mainframe technologies, including IMS DB, CA7, DB2/SQL, JCL, MQ, VSAM, CICS, TSO, FTP.
• Production Support experience including break‑fix support and permanent fixes in production.
• Development lifecycle experience, from Developing to System Test to UAT to Production.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).

• Inter Test, Expediter debug tools, Service Now, Librarian source management, AWS Transform, Git Hub Copilot, public sector experience.
• CA7 – extensive experience required working with scheduler.

The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $115,080 to $218,520 based on a full‑time schedule. Your actual compensation may vary depending on your…