Senior Mainframe Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Mainframe Engineer

Job :

Job Location:

Berkeley Heights, NJ or Alpharetta, GA or Omaha, Nebraska or Coral Springs, FL

Job Travel Location(s):

# Positions: 3

Employment Type:

W2

Duration:
Long Term

# of Layers:0

Work Eligibility:
All Work Authorizations are Permitted – No Visa Transfers

• Partner with client delivery lead, product owners to review requirements and associated user stories.
• Partner with Solution Architects to review and validate a solution’s feasibility.
• Review and analyze program specifications to determine the effort needed to make changes.
• Develop the source code and data migration activities for projects identified in scope.
• Analyze and develop software in COBOL, CICS, JCL and IMS changes required for the project and if needed, make code changes, test, and support the team to meet delivery timelines.
• Ensure quality of deliverables by participating in peer group conducting application design and code reviews.
• Participate in analysis and resolution of critical production issues.
• Will be involved in all phases of Agile SDLC.

Required:

• 8+ years of experience in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS
• 8+ years of experience designing, programming, and architecture in a mainframe environment.
• 8+ years of experience with RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/DB2
• Strong Analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in Mainframe Modernization and Migration projects.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational.
• Self-motivated with ability to work well with other groups in an enterprise wide, large-scale matrix environment.
• Experienced in Agile methodology.

Desired:

• Strong Communications Skills
• Knowledge of JSON and Cloud technologies are a plus Banking domain experience.
• Good to have experience in AWS, Azure or related cloud platform.
• Experience in implementing high volume transactions processing applications.