Senior Software Engineer; COBOL

Position: Senior Software Engineer (COBOL)
Job Description Ingram Content Group (ICG) is currently seeking a Senior Software Developer - COBOL, to join our team in LaVergne, TN (Greater Nashville area). This person delivers enterprise-grade software solutions with high customer impact. You will work with a team of sr. engineers specializing in an enterprise order processing application running on MVS using mainly relational database technology (DB2).  As the Senior Software Engineer, you will perform all aspects of the development life cycle.  

You’ll have the option to code using the traditional TSO/ISPF approach or you’ll have tools like Visual Studio Code available as a GUI approach with AI built in. This position will be hybrid and will be expected to work from the Ingram headquarters 4 days per week with the 5th day remote.

Want to help explore and build new ways to deliver content to the world?

At Ingram, our Technology team is blazing a trail by providing content distribution services to thousands of publishers with key initiatives around business intelligence, machine learning, continuous integration and omnichannel.  We support diverse people and technology that highlights innovation through SaaS platforms, metadata, cloud, and containerization.   Our teams are agile, and emphasize authenticity, creativity, and transparency upon a fact-based foundation.  The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people as possible to the content they want in the simplest ways. 

If you are an IT professional who strives to deliver results through collaborative partnerships, understanding what drives business, and enjoys working in a connected culture, we can’t wait to meet you!  The ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or directly related experience 6+ years development experience as application engineer/sr. programmer analyst 5+ years mainframe COBOL and/or Mainframe/iSeries development experience 5+ years relational database experience We have a preference for:
Strong COBOL development experience on mainframe platforms, with expertise in TSO/ISPF and enterprise batch/online processing

Strong database skills including DB2, Oracle, and SQL Understanding of logistics order-to-delivery process, distribution functions or transportation processes

Experience developing design patterns, standards, and best practices; provides technical leadership and oversight, including third‑party and database integrations

Ability to use modern COBOL development environments and AI‑enabled tools to analyze legacy code, accelerate development, and support modernization efforts.

Leads and executes full application development lifecycle activities, including requirements, design, development, testing, quality assurance, and deployment

Reviews and evaluates application workflow, usability, and performance; ensures solutions meet defined specifications and standards.

Demonstrated ability to mentor others, guide technical work, and collaborate across teams and technical domains

The Senior Cobol Developer’s key responsibilities are:

Develops, tests, and implements changes to existing mainframe COBOL programs/applications including integration with MQ and API middleware.

Works closely with client resources to assist in solution design and implementation

Supports user/customer community to capture system requirements.

Works with multiple systems (i.e. Order Processing, Warehouse Processing, Billing, Sales, Credit Processing)
Manages projects that require work from others.  Communicates project status and issues.

Enforces good development practices.

Investigates new technologies and new techniques.

Develops and modifies internal facing software applications.

Provides application…