Mainframe Developer

Phoenix, AZ; Denver, CO, Austin, TX; Westlake, TX - Hybrid mode

Rate: Only W2

What you are good at

• Strong knowledge of developing and supporting Mainframe Batch applications
• Lead all processes of the SDLC and be accountable for all deliverables
• Provide support in troubleshooting and remediating issues occurring in Production
• Be the business liaison creating and fostering strong partnerships with Product Owners and Business Users, ensuring appropriate prioritization of User Stories with a view to delivering to Business needs and priorities
• Provides technical consultation and support for applications and programs
• Experience migrating mainframe applications to distributed and/or cloud-based architectures strongly preferred
• Sustain desirable practice of ensuring that the following Software Development Life Cycle guidelines are observed:
  • Analysis and Design: Adhere to tight design document review process among peers
  • Code Development: Employ more robust & thorough formal code reviews focused on the quality of the code and ensuring coding standards are followed
  • Testing: Implementation of stronger unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and QA testing strategies
• Leverage, practice and support Agile software development practices
• Collaborate with all relevant Technology and Business team members and Project Stakeholders and build long lasting, trusted relationships based on the quality and commitment of your deliverables
• Develops / participates in the creation of new documentation such as architectural diagrams and user guides

What you have

Professional Experience

1. Experience in system analysis, design, development, and implementation of solutions in Mainframe based applications and databases
2. Strong Development experience in the Mainframe space utilizing technologies listed in the "Technical Experience" section below.
3. Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work
   with remote and globally distributed teams
4. Be self-motivated, driven, and passionate in resolving complex and time-sensitive
   business problems through simple and innovative technical solutions. Must demonstrate a knack to figuring out solutions to complex problems
5. Work with business and technical partners to create and support effective solutions to business problems and requests
6. Ability to work with geographically diverse team and offshore teams
7. Ability to work independently designing solutions, developing code as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
8. Experience as senior developer or lead on an agile scrum team is a plus
1. Work with multi-platform teams to ensure the quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and oversee updating and testing of business continuation plan
10. Passionate about technical mentoring of junior staff and peers
11. Prior experience in financial services industry and regulatory document processing is a plus

Technical Experience

1. Languages: COBOL
2. Scripting: Syncsort, DF Sort, Eztrieve, JCL, REXX, Unix Scripting SQL
3. Database Management Systems: DB2 or any relational DB, Datacom
4. Tools: CHANGEMAN, CONTROL-M/ESP, Atlassian suite
5. Exposure to enterprise applications with Mainframe integrated with distributed applications
6. Exposure to distributed technologies – Java, Unix, OpenText Exstream is a plus
7. Familiarity with continuous integration /continuous delivery (CI/CD) techniques
8. Release planning for large scale Mainframe Cobol based applications