The Senior COBOL Developer will join our technology team at a large retail bank. This role is primarily focused on hands-on development and enhancement of mission-critical mainframe applications supporting core banking operations. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in COBOL, CICS, and DB2, along with a strong understanding of high-volume transactional systems. This individual will play a key role in modernizing and maintaining legacy systems while ensuring stability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, and DB2
- Support high-volume, mission-critical banking systems with a focus on performance and reliability
- Analyze business and technical requirements to deliver scalable and efficient solutions
- Perform code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning of existing applications
- Collaborate with business analysts, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Participate in release management, deployment activities, and production support as needed
- Ensure adherence to enterprise standards, security protocols, and regulatory requirements
- Document technical designs, processes, and system changes
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in mainframe application development
- Strong proficiency in:
- COBOL
- CICS
- DB2 (SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning)
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise or banking environments
- Solid understanding of batch and online processing frameworks
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production issues
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and business teams
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working on legacy systems while contributing to modernization initiatives
- Banking domain expertise, particularly with ACH (Automated Clearing House) processing
- Experience with Fiserv integrations, especially Pep+ (PEP Plus)
- Familiarity with ZEOS Connect API development
- Exposure to modernization efforts (e.g., API enablement, mainframe integration strategies)
- Experience working in regulated financial environments
Locations: Pittsburgh, PA
About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com
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Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned consulting firm that provides strategy, technology and implementation support to large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. The rapid pace of technology innovation required to remain competitive, juxtaposed with the slow rate of change in many organizations, causes most to struggle. To be successful companies must drive new ways of working including the use of technology/analytics and new skillsets (hard/soft) deep into their culture so that they are able to rapidly and continuously react to change. They must also apply new approaches that empower their employees, ensuring its sustainability. At Techstra Solutions we focus on four key areas, otherwise known as the 4 A’s: Automation (Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/Intelligent Automation), Analytics (Reporting/Analytics/AI/ML), Application Modernization (Cloud, Mobility, etc), and Agile-based solutions (DevOps).
