IT Analyst (Mainframe) - Returnship

Career Area:

Students and Graduates

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar Returnship is a 24-week company paid; office-based program designed to enable a soft launch for experienced professionals on a career break. This initiative includes, networking sessions, coaching, trainings, and a project / work scope assignment.

Eligibility to apply – Career break of minimum 6 months.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Developer with hands-on experience in designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting enterprise mainframe applications. The candidate should have strong technical expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS and VSAM, along with experience supporting business-critical applications and working with cross-functional teams.

What You Will 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 Have:

Required Technical Skills

Must Have

• COBOL
• JCL
• DB2 / SQL
• CICS
• VSAM
• Mainframe batch processing
• Production support and troubleshooting
• File handling and data processing
• Debugging and root-cause analysis

Preferred / Good to Have

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

Experience Expectations

the candidate should be capable of independently owning technical deliverables rather than only performing coding tasks. The role should demonstrate:

• 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

Education

Bachelor's degree in, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of India which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Final Details:

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If you are interested in joining our team, please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Posting Dates:

November 2, 2026 - November 15, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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