IT Analyst (Mainframe) - Returnship

Overview

Caterpillar Returnship is a 24-week, company-paid, office-based program for experienced professionals on a career break, offering a soft launch back into work. This role is an IT Analyst (Mainframe) focused on designing, developing, enhancing and supporting enterprise mainframe applications.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, test and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS and VSAM.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Develop and enhance batch and online applications.
• Perform complex application debugging, root-cause analysis and production issue resolution.
• Write and optimize DB2 SQL queries, COBOL programs and JCL jobs.
• Support production batch cycles and resolve job failures and application incidents.
• Perform impact analysis for application enhancements and system/interface changes.
• Work with upstream and downstream applications to troubleshoot integration and data-flow issues.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to development and quality standards.
• Support application releases, implementation and post-production validation.
• Create and maintain technical specifications, application documentation and support procedures.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with business analysts, application teams, infrastructure teams and other stakeholders.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement opportunities within mainframe development and support.

What you'll need

• Experienced mainframe developer with hands-on experience designing, developing, enhancing and supporting enterprise mainframe applications.
• COBOL
• JCL
• DB2 / SQL
• CICS
• VSAM
• Mainframe batch processing
• Production support and troubleshooting
• File handling and data processing
• Debugging and root-cause analysis
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Ability to independently own technical deliverables rather than only performing coding tasks.
• Strong application and system-level troubleshooting.
• Technical design and impact analysis.
• End-to-end ownership of enhancements and production issues.
• Ability to understand complex legacy application flows.
• Strong communication with business and technical stakeholders.
• Code review and technical mentoring.
• Incident and problem management.
• Release and production implementation support.

Nice to have

• IBM z/OS
• TSO/ISPF
• SDSF
• IBM MQ
• Changeman / Endevor
• Control-M or equivalent scheduling tool
• File-AID / Abend-AID

Details

• Eligibility: career break of minimum 6 months.
• Program duration: 24 weeks, company paid, office-based.
• Program includes networking sessions, coaching, trainings, and a project / work scope assignment.
• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Caterpillar is not currently hiring for this position for candidates requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Applicants should submit an English version of their CV.