Washington United States

Job description:

Under limited direction from the IT Manager, the incumbents accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Drive the implementation of technical solutions through all phases of development.
2. Leverage technical expertise to confidently contribute to virtually any activity within a project.
3. Spearhead the resolution of technical problems and issues encountered during a project life cycle.
4. Engages corporate affiliates and accounts, outside vendors, and other customers as necessary.
5. Assess the technical feasibility of software solutions.
6. Provide consulting services to both business areas and IT by analyzing both custom and package solutions to determine their viability
7. Sustain a very high level of technical and business knowledge.
8. Maintain a thorough understanding of emerging technologies and automation and how they may be leveraged to advance CLIENT strategies, goals, and objectives.
9. Analyze trends within the insurance and healthcare industries and anticipate the demands they will have on the Information Technology department at CLIENT.
10. 4. Collaborate with clients on the development and documentation of business requirements.
11. Leverage subject matter expertise to ensure that the final requirements are of high quality, thorough, and complete.
12. Provides oversight on the project plan with a primary focus on the more technical assignments.
13. Coordinate the work across a team of IT professionals.
14. Collaborate with other leaders on the project to ensure the work is being completed timely and the project remains on schedule.

11-15 Years Experience

• Excellent knowledge of the implementation and administration of MicroFocus ChangeMan ZMF.

Excellent knowledge of the integration of ChangeMan ZMF with CICS, DB2, and RACF and the following tools:

• XPediter,
• JOBSCAN,
• ISPF/TSO,
• Dialog Manager
• Panels/Skeletons,
• Email integration with SMTP.
• Experience with mainframe-based application development experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of COBOL applications running under CICS
• Demonstrated knowledge of DB2
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform complex analysis.
• Ability to work independently or within a team environment.

• Ability to perform complex analysis, and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills are essential.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, customer areas, and peers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership experience is necessary for internal/external customer interactions and vendor interfacing.
• Experience in project management.
• Strong understanding of System Life Cycle Methodology.
• Ability to monitor and guide the work of others.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects with limited prior system/business knowledge of affected system.
• Demonstrated experience in systems architectural design with working knowledge to multiple formalized DBMS and VSAM is required.
• Strong knowledge and experience with current technologies used in the development, implementation, and support of software solutions.
• Strong documentation skills
• Experience working in an Agile environment is a plus
• Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision

Software:

• Must be proficient in REXX programming
• Must be proficient in JCL and in the creation of stored procedures
• Knowledge of general dataset management utilities

Knowledge of the following technologies would be an advantage:

• HTTP/SOAP
• J2EE Webservices, J2EE, J2EE/EJB
• JAVA, Javascript
• MQ, MQ Series
• Web Services
• IBM zOS Management Facility (zOSMF)
• WebLogic
• Websphere
• XML
• COBOL/CICS
• Xpediter, FileAid, AbendAid
• MQ Series
• General IBM Utilities