Mainframe Dev And Support

Position Description

Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Mainframe Development

Position: Software Engineer

Experience: 4- 6 Years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: India, Karnataka, Bangalore

Position ID: J0326-0121

Employment Type: Full Time

We are looking for a Mainframe Support Engineer with strong experience in COBOL, DB2, and IMS to support and maintain critical mainframe applications. The candidate will work in a DevOps model (Development + Production Support) and participate in mainframe modernization initiatives.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 production support for mainframe applications
• Analyze and resolve application abends, DB2 issues, CICS/IMS failures
• Develop and enhance programs using COBOL, JCL, DB2
• Perform batch job monitoring, restart/recovery, and performance tuning
• Work on online transactions using CICS and IMS DC
• Perform impact analysis and support minor/major enhancements
• Coordinate with upstream/downstream teams during incidents
• Participate in release activities, code reviews, and deployments
  
  

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Must to Have Skill

Required Technical Skills

• COBOL – Strong hands-on coding and debugging
• JCL – Job setup, scheduling, troubleshooting
• DB2 – SQL, performance tuning, utilities
• CICS – Online transaction processing and debugging
• IMS DB / IMS DC – Database access, transaction flows
• VSAM datasets handling
• Strong knowledge of batch and online processing
• Experience with production support tools and incident management
  
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and take ownership
• Good documentation and stakeholder management skills
  
  

Good to Have

• Experience in application modernization or migration
• Exposure to DevOps or automation in mainframe
  
  

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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