Cognizant's Application Development and Maintenance practice is seeking a highly qualified **Senior Mainframe** **Developer with 8+ year of experience** developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Cognizant Application Development and Maintenance If you're like us, you've got big ideas. At Cognizant, we're exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value-by connecting people with things, insights and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.

**Location: Portsmouth, NH (Remote)**

***You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future***

**Roles/Responsibilities:**

· Client co-ordination for Mainframe Modernization project work.

· Existing system analysis of various Mainframe LPAR's

· Co-ordination with existing team to setup testing environment.

· Analyze and respond to service tickets.

· Design and develop automated solutions for Mainframe Modernization

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 8+ years of experience

· Understanding of Mainframe Environment and hands on experience in running JCL's

· Hands on experience in handling various files configuration in Mainframe, VSAM, Tapes, Seq files etc.

· Hands on experience in handling DB2 data. Develop DB2 unload load/unload JCL's.

· Debug, configure, develop Cobol Programs. Hands on experience in running Cobol code on Mainframe.

· Writing automated scripts for reducing the manual work for test JCL setup ,Code Analysis, Test data copy, FTP etc.

**Salary and Other Compensation:**

Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $ 83,250- $ 106,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

+ Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

+ Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

+ 401(k) plan and contributions

+ Long-term/Short-term Disability

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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