**Job Description:** 4+ years of progressive IT Experience in Mainframe Development & Support. Required Skills : COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, MQ, SYNCSORT, Changeman, Xpeditor, Fileaid,SPUFI, QMF **Qualifications:** **Job Description : (Mainframe Development & Support Analyst)** + Consultants with working knowledge of Mainframe technologies (COBOL, CICS, VSAM/IAM, DB2, JCL, Syncsort, MQ) + Experience in designing database tables, stored procedures, functions, performance optimization etc. + Experience in Software Development and Implementation Life cycle. + Experience in Development, Maintenance and Production Support Projects. + Problem Solving Skills and ability to succeed in a fast-paced, high volume environment. + Group Insurance experience is a strong plus. + Experience in working on Agile/ Devops model and cloud related models. + Ensure best possible performance and quality of the application using project and standard best practices. Required Skills : COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, MQ, SYNCSORT, Changeman, Xpeditor, Fileaid,SPUFI, QMF **Other Qualification :** + 4+ years of progressive IT Experience in Mainframe Development & Support. + Good problem solving and analytical skills with knowledge of problem analysis. + Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross functional teams. + Willingness to take ownership of issues and progress to resolution. **Job Profile Summary :** + Requirements Elicitation, Understanding, Analysis :Understand the project's Vision and requirements, and contribute to the creation of the supplemental requirements, building the low-level technical specifications for a particular platform and/or service solution. + Project Planning, Tracking, & Reporting + Estimate the tasks and resources required to design, create (build), and test the code for assigned module(s). + Provide inputs in creating the detailed schedule for the project. + Support the team in project planning activities, in evaluating risks, and shuffle priorities based on unresolved issues. + During development and testing, ensure that assigned parts of the project/modules are on track with respect to schedules and quality. + Note scope changes within the assigned modules and work with the team to shuffle priorities accordingly. + Communicate regularly with the team about development changes, scheduling, and status. + Participate in project review meetings. + Tracking and reporting progress for assigned modules. **Location:** This position can be based in any of the following locations: Chennai, Gurgaon **Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday** Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com .