Mainframe Developer

Position Description: Employees in this job function are responsible for designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs. They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality and deploying the software to meet customer requirements. Full-stack software engineering roles, who can develop all components of software including user interface and server side also fall within this job function. Key Responsibilities: 1. Engage with customers to deeply understand their use-cases, pain points, and requirements, showcasing empathy and advocating for user-centric software solutions 2. Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, methodologies (like agile) and technologies 3. Assess the requirements of the software application or service and determine the most suitable technology stack, integration method, deployment strategy, etc. 4. Create high-level software architecture designs that outline the overall structure, components, and interfaces of the application 5. Collaborate with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc. 6. Define and implement software test strategy, guidelines, policies and processes in line with organization vision, industry regulations and market best practices. 7. Work on continuously improving performance and optimizing the application and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency 8. Familiar with programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery 9. Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization. 10. Create user-friendly and interactive interfaces 11. Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages 12. Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies and capabilities to deliver their solutions, and are monitoring and participating in solutions for new stack layers, often involving industry collaboration Skills Required: DB2, Big Query,, COBOL, IMS, JCL Skills Preferred: N/A Experience Required: Senior Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.; guides. 10+ years in IT; 8+ years in development Experience Preferred: · Willingness to assist and troubleshoot current Mainframe environment, participating in production support/pager duty rotation, including weekend and off-hour support coverage · Experience with Jira, backlogs, iterations, user stories, or similar Agile Tools · Highly effective in working with other Mainframe Engineering and DBA technical specialists, Product Managers, and business partners · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills · Ability to manage changing priorities Education Required: Bachelor's Degree Education Preferred: Additional Safety Training/Licensing/Personal Protection Requirements: Additional Information : · Ability to design, develop and maintain Mainframe COBOL & JCL to meet support and/or project requirements · Experience using source code management tools such as Endevor and GitHub · Quick starter to troubleshoot/resolve incidents and business support items · Ability to perform application support tasks: systems support, security/audit reviews, and maintenance tasks · Willingness to assist and troubleshoot current Mainframe environment, participating in production support/pager duty rotation, including weekend and off-hour support coverage · Experience with CA Agile Central (Rally), backlogs, iterations, user stories, or similar Agile Tools · Highly effective in working with other Mainframe Engineering and DBA technical specialists, Product Managers, and business partners Ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on business impact and urgency