Mainframe Developer - Production Support

Innova Solutions • Philadelphia, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a “ Mainframe Developer - Production Support" Position type: Full-Time Contract (W2) Role: “Mainframe Developer - Production Support” Duration: 6 + Months Contract Location : Philadelphia, PA (Onsite role) Must have required skills – COBOL, DB2, JCL, batch execution, issue resolution, and Production Support Primary Skill Required for the Role: 8+ years of hands-on experience in COBOL, DB2, and JCL within large-scale mainframe production support environments . Strong expertise in z/OS , batch processing, job scheduling, and end-to-end production support operations. Proven experience in incident management, production troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem resolution to ensure high system availability and stability. Hands-on experience with enterprise job scheduling tools such as Control-M, CA7, Zeke , or similar platforms. Ability to effectively manage and resolve critical production incidents during high-pressure batch processing windows while meeting strict SLAs. Details: Execute, monitor, and troubleshoot batch jobs using JCL, ensuring SLA compliance. Provide production support for mainframe applications, including incident resolution and root cause analysis. Maintain and enhance COBOL programs to support business requirements and defect fixes. Monitor DB2 jobs, resolve data issues, and support batch processing activities. Manage job scheduling, restarts, and reruns using tools such as Control-M or CA7. Support critical production incidents, including on-call assistance when required. The ideal candidate will have: Ongoing production support and maintenance experience of existing mainframe applications.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in COBOL, DB2, and JCL within large-scale mainframe production support environments.
• Strong expertise in z/OS, batch processing, job scheduling, and end-to-end production support operations.
• Proven experience in incident management, production troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem resolution to ensure high system availability and stability.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise job scheduling tools such as Control-M, CA7, Zeke, or similar platforms.
• Ability to effectively manage and resolve critical production incidents during high-pressure batch processing windows while meeting strict SLAs.
• Ongoing production support and maintenance experience of existing mainframe applications.

Responsibilities

• Execute, monitor, and troubleshoot batch jobs using JCL, ensuring SLA compliance.
• Provide production support for mainframe applications, including incident resolution and root cause analysis.
• Maintain and enhance COBOL programs to support business requirements and defect fixes.
• Monitor DB2 jobs, resolve data issues, and support batch processing activities.
• Manage job scheduling, restarts, and reruns using tools such as Control-M or CA7.
• Support critical production incidents, including on-call assistance when required.

Benefits

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time
• other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed