ektello
http://www.ektello.com
http://www.ektello.com
Senior Mainframe Developer (3 openings – W2 only)
Details:
The Senior Mainframe Software Developer will take part of a major mainframe modernization within a global organization. The job provides an exciting opportunity to work in a past faced environment utilizing a modern development toolkit with the introduction of Dev Ops tools and practices for the Client’ s Mainframe.
This is a role that would suit someone with 10-15 years of Mainframe skills, who is a strong team player with a positive, confident attitude and a flexible approach. Prospective candidates will need creativity, decision-making skills, a drive for results, the ability to develop peer relationships, a strong technical learning capability, excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic. Being self-starter and able to work independently are must-have attributes.
Additional Job Description:
In addition, the candidate will possess some or all of the following skills:
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications and Technical skills:
Additional Attributes/Skills (desirable but not essential):
Location: Work remotely until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Once restrictions are lifted, workers must be willing to sit onsite at any of the client’ s Innovation Centers (Texas - Austin, Georgia - Roswell, Arizona - Chandler, Michigan - Warren)
Duration: 6+ month W2 contract
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Karen Kersten
Sr. Mainframe Developer / Sr. Dev Lead
1035 Sun Valley Drive Roswell, GA 30076
Posted: 01/05/2021
2021-01-05
2021-02-17
Industry: Back-End Development / Programming, Software Development
Job Number: 11293
Job Description
Senior Mainframe Developer (3 openings – W2 only)
Details:
The Senior Mainframe Software Developer will take part of a major mainframe modernization within a global organization. The job provides an exciting opportunity to work in a past faced environment utilizing a modern development toolkit with the introduction of Dev Ops tools and practices for the Client’ s Mainframe.
This is a role that would suit someone with 10-15 years of Mainframe skills, who is a strong team player with a positive, confident attitude and a flexible approach. Prospective candidates will need creativity, decision-making skills, a drive for results, the ability to develop peer relationships, a strong technical learning capability, excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic. Being self-starter and able to work independently are must-have attributes.
Additional Job Description:
In addition, the candidate will possess some or all of the following skills:
- Fully qualified individual contributor who has knowledge and understanding of all aspects of function
- Ability to operate with a high level of independent judgment and are typically responsible for implementing functional strategy, administering, and coordinating programs, counseling, and advising management
- Broad technical knowledge, training and understanding combined with creative and independent thinking
- Proficiency in many technical functions and ability to integrate across disciplines and platforms
- Performs complex assignments requiring a wider application of principles, theories, and concepts
- Ability to interact with other senior personnel
- Ability to lead and provide direction to a team of professionals
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
- Estimation, Analysis, Design, Design reviews, Coding, Code reviews, unit testing in small increments of work (mainframe)
- Troubleshooting (root cause analysis) and debugging applications in different mainframe programming languages
- Software testing and quality assurance
- Document software code and ensure that technical documentation i.e., configuration guides, install guides, system designs, others meet requirements
- Develop and Integrate software with existing systems
- Maintain standards compliance
- Report status of assigned software development and/or maintenance tasks consistently following the specified software development methodology
- Communicate effectively with a positive and confident attitude
Required Qualifications and Technical skills:
- BS in computer science, engineering, math or technical discipline or equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work experience is required
- Languages: PL/1 (Required), JCL (Required), COBOL (Desirable)
- Database: IMS and DB2 (Both required)
- IDE: IBM Developer for Z Systems (RDz/IDz)
- IMS DC/TM for transactional processing
- Scheduling tools: IWS and/or CA7 (At least one of these)
- SCM: Endevor and/or IBM DBB
- Good understanding of midrange platforms
Additional Attributes/Skills (desirable but not essential):
- EasyTrieve programming
- ISPF Panels, CLIST, Skeletons, REXX
- Different IBM tools: ITOM, RACF, Connect-Direct, IBM Rational Functional Tester, IBM Optim
- Agile, SCRUM, KANBAN methodologies
- Test Automation
- ZDevOps and distributed SCM experience e.g., GIT
Location: Work remotely until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Once restrictions are lifted, workers must be willing to sit onsite at any of the client’ s Innovation Centers (Texas - Austin, Georgia - Roswell, Arizona - Chandler, Michigan - Warren)
Duration: 6+ month W2 contract
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