Mainframe Developer

Description:

• Sr.Mainframe Developer
• VSAM
• JCL
• DB2
• Cobol
• Experience working in IMS DB
• knowledge and experience with:
• Software design methodologies and documentation tools
• Software requirements analysis and design principles
• Technical infrastructure environments including servers, networks, and security
• Quality assurance and testing of mainframe and/or server and desktop-based applications
• One or more of the following application development environment languages and tools: mainframe tools such as PL/1, DB2, and JCL.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, plan and organize your own work, communicate effectively in writing and verbally in person or remotely, initiative, team-oriented leadership skills and attention to detail

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, transition to production, and maintain software applications
• Provide production support and application monitoring and tuning for applications
• Participate in project planning
• Provide input into the evolution of the software development environment and methods
• Lead other developers in support and maintenance tasks
• Provide ongoing daily production support and remediation of business applications within the corporate line of business
• Including the development and execution of test plans
• Oversee and participate in the rotation for monitoring incidents
• Lead and contribute to the elimination of problems through permanent fixes including the identification of solutions, scoping the work, and executing the changes
• Task management for themselves as well leading other group members
• Complete scheduled maintenance, legislative changes and changes required to optimize and streamline the existing application inventory
• Lead and participate in trouble shooting application problems, and maintain an inventory of expertise for identified problems
• Complete development assignments as assigned and work with project teams to resource assignments for others on the team
• Create and/or update software development best practices
• Liaise and provide consulting support for applications to project teams
• Occasional after hours and weekend work will be required