Senior COBOL Developer / Analyst

Minsait

Senior Cobol Analyst working on Mainframe services focusing on batch and online solutions. Responsible for operational stability and collaboration with development and business teams at Minsait.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeBarueri • 🇧🇷 BrazilSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in a legacy Mainframe environment, focusing on development, integration and support of batch and online services.
Responsible for ensuring operational stability, meeting SLAs and rapid incident recovery, working closely with development, operations and business teams.
Operate and monitor batch flows in Control‑M (Mainframe), ensuring SLA compliance.
Analyze and resolve abends/failures in the flow, performing fixes, releases and reprocessing/restarts.
Perform quick code reviews in programs to identify root cause and execution parameters.
Make changes to JCLs and COBOL/DB2 programs (steps, DDs, parameters, datasets, conditionals and RCs).
Adjust and validate SYSINs (cards/execution parameters).
Analyze and modify COBOL programs and JCLs, following the change process where applicable.
Work afternoon or overnight shifts and weekends, according to the rotation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience with Control‑M Mainframe (dependencies, rerun/restart and troubleshooting)
Proficiency in JCL and SYSIN
Experience analyzing failures in a TSO/ISPF environment
Practical knowledge of batch processing (return codes/RCs, job steps and datasets)
Experience with GDG and VSAM, depending on client context
Availability to work on a shift rotation, including weekends
Desired knowledge: maintenance and analysis of COBOL/DB2
Knowledge of Oracle databases
Mainframe utilities (SORT, IDCAMS)
Experience with production support tools
Experience with change management tools (e.g., Changeman)
Solid experience in online environments
Proficiency with CICS
Preferred academic background: Bachelor's degree completed or in progress in Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Analysis, Computer Engineering or related fields

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company‑subsidized health insurance for the employee.
Option to include dependents on the health plan with payroll deduction.
Dental assistance (optional).
Option to include dependents on the dental plan with payroll deduction.
Meal voucher or food allowance.
Transportation voucher (optional).
Impact & Care - Personal Support Program offering confidential emotional and advisory support in psychological, legal, financial, social and pet care areas at no cost for the employee and legal dependents.
Gympass - Wellhub (access to over 700 gyms across Brazil with plans starting at R$ 29,90 via payroll deduction).
Option to include dependents on Gympass - Wellhub (up to 3 dependents - paid via credit card).
Access to Udemy via our intranet.
Partnerships with major consumer brands.
Agreement with SESC for employee and dependents.
Discount agreements with educational institutions (undergraduate and postgraduate) and language/certification schools.
Group life insurance.

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Hard Skills & Tools

COBOLDB2JCLSYSINControl-MTSOISPFCICSGDGVSAM

Soft Skills

problem solvingcollaborationincident recoveryoperational stabilityattention to detail