Description:
The Mainframe Senior Developer is responsible for installing, maintaining, upgrading, and supporting various system software products for TNT's z/OS operating system environment. They require skills including, but not limited to DB2 database and tools, COBOL and PL/1 programming, JCL, and Strong Assembly level Programming skills along with CICS expertise.
The resource should be able to confidently:
- Communicate status to, and work in conjunction with client stakeholders, project managers, team
members, and management.
- Work on Primitive CICS Systems and re-create them in lower environment.
- Work on Assembler and PL/1 Programs to modify, test and De-bug Efficiently.
- Provide solutions to modernize existing primitive architecture based on mainframe systems.
- Ensure solutions provide system stability by following best practices and TNT change control and
support methodologies
- work to arrive at multiple design features and brainstorm with the team/SME's.
- Analyze, evaluate, troubleshoot, test, document, and implement system software upgrades and new
software packages per client specifications
- Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and Agile Framework
- Ensure peak software/system performance by monitoring software usage and implementing
suggested changes
- Adapt to changing roles and dynamic priorities
- Work with people of different personalities and backgrounds
- Prioritize work independently
Modernization Experience
Education/Experience:
15+ years of experience required in the following areas:
- IBM mainframe experience
- JCL
- DB2
- Strong SQL Skills
- Experience in developing Stored Procedures - both Cobol and Native
- Strong Assembler Programming/De-bugging skill.
- Cobol Programming Language
- PL/1 Programming Language
- CICS
- Handson Github/IDz Experience
- Good knowledge and hands-on experience on IBM utilities, FileAid, QMF, SPUFI
- Knowledge of DFSORT, Version control tool
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
- Independently makes sound and timely, fact-based decisions.
- - Microsoft Visio.