Mainframe Modernization Engineer (COBOL/DB2)

Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; hybrid work with onsite and remote components.

Company

hirify.global delivers outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America.

What you will do

• Analyze existing COBOL programs and understand their business and technical logic.
• Review, validate, modify, and refactor COBOL applications for DB2-based data processing, including SQL and data access logic.
• Develop and modify JCL, execute mainframe jobs, and troubleshoot failures, abends, application, and data-related issues using tools such as Xpeditor.
• Perform unit, integration, and regression testing and validate functional and data-level equivalence between legacy and modernized applications.
• Manage code promotion, package creation, deployment, and release activities using Endevor.
• Collaborate with Agile teams throughout development, testing, defect resolution, and release activities while following SDLC and coding standards.

Requirements

• At least 8+ years of hands-on experience as a Mainframe Developer with strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2.
• Strong hands-on experience in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and SQL development.
• Good working knowledge of VSAM, legacy file processing concepts, and legacy mainframe file access mechanisms.
• Experience modifying, debugging, and maintaining existing COBOL applications.
• Experience with mainframe application modernization, migration, or refactoring, including reviewing and validating automatically converted or refactored code.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills using tools such as Xpeditor.
• Good knowledge of Endevor, including package creation, code migration, deployment, and release management.
• Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum teams is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and end-to-end application development processes, plus strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with BDAM-to-DB2 migration, automated code conversion tools, COBOL application modernization, mainframe utilities, and legacy-to-modern database migration.
• Knowledge of DB2 performance and SQL optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining onsite and remote work.
• Permanent full-time direct-hire position.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, spending account, life insurance, and voluntary plan coverage.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan is available to eligible employees.
• Work with Agile teams and follow established SDLC and coding standards.