ARE YOU READY to step up and take your technology expertise to the next level?

There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to begin a rewarding career at Accenture Technology. Immersed in a digitally-compassionate and innovation-led environment, here is where you can help top clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on the most ground-breaking projects imaginable.

Cloud First - Software Engineering is a high performing team to join! We focus on client adoption of disruptive technologies, technology architecture and providing specialized skills related to integration, custom software engineering, testing, application modernization, agile and more. We help our clients with the most complex projects including working in open web platforms, DevOps platforms as well as intelligent Computing and Architecture enhancement.

The Work:

The Mainframe COBOL Senior Developer is a highly experienced technical specialist responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining COBOL-based applications running on mainframe platforms. This role combines deep hands-on expertise in COBOL, JCL, and related mainframe components with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The Senior Developer collaborates closely with architects, analysts, integration teams, and operations to ensure reliable delivery of business-critical batch and online processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on COBOL development experience in a mainframe environment.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • COBOL, JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX (optional)
  • DB2 (SQL, SPUFI, QMF), VSAM, flat files
  • CICS/IMS for online applications
  • File processing, copybooks, utilities (SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, etc.)
• Strong debugging skills using system logs, dumps, Abend-AID, Fault Analyzer, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with version control (Endevor, Changeman, ISPW, Git-based for re-hosted systems).
• Eligible for reliability clearance.

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Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with Hogan systems, Unisys mainframe, or other financial core platforms.
• Experience with Micro Focus/Rocket Mainframe Express, Enterprise Developer, or cloud re-hosting.
• Familiarity with mainframe DevOps and automated testing frameworks.
• Exposure to modernization initiatives (API enablement, code refactoring, data migration).
• Knowledge of MQ, APIs, distributed integrations, or ETL tools.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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