Mainframe Application Developer
Northern Trust Corporation
Contract Chicago , Illinois, United States Posted 2 weeks ago
About Position
Mainframe Application Developer (Contract)
$65.00 / Hourly
Chicago , Illinois, United States
Mainframe Application Developer
Contract Chicago , Illinois, United States Posted 2 weeks ago
Skills
- 8-10+ years of COBOL development / Programming - not looking at support - 7+ years experience with COBOL JCL and CICS - Strong DB2 SQL stored procedures - Communication SkillsDescription
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.
Responsibilities
- 12+ years of experience required in the following areas:
- - IBM mainframe experience
- - JCL
- - DB2
- o Strong SQL Skills
- o Experience in developing Stored Procedures – both Cobol and Native
- - Strong Assembler Programming/De-bugging skill.
- - Cobol Programming Language
- - PL/1 Programming Language
- - CICS
- - 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.
- - GitHub/IDz experience
- - Microsoft Visio.
Educational Requirements
- · 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/SMEs.
- · Analyse, 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
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