Mainframe Developer - COBOL JCL

Technical Skills

• COBOL, DB2, JCL, SQL
• Good Knowledge of Endevor, Quick3270, Microfocus ALM, MQ Series/ALM tools, CVS or similar Code Vault
• Has some background in DB Modelling
• IT technical background & mainframe programming experience
• Experience in all components of software delivery with concentration in requirements, design and development.
• Quick starter to troubleshoot/resolve incidents and business support items
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Prioritize Business Impact and Urgency
• Perform application support tasks like: systems support, security reviews, & maintenance tasks
• Testing experience
• Ability to learn new technologies and methodologies to have :
• Knowledge of REXX, VBA, IMS/DC
• Exposure to collaboration tools like SharePoint, Fileshare
  
  

• Adhere to security and control, and change control processes
• Design, develop and maintain Mainframe Cobol and DB2 stored procedures to meet support and/or project requirements.
• Learn and support various custom frameworks (C based)
• Interface with business and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate business requirements into formal technical requirements and application code.
• Work with IT support teams (DBA, server teams) to ensure support and project requirements are developed and successfully implemented
• Develop and execute unit test and integration plans/scripts to validate that application changes meet technical specifications.
• Responsible for full System Development Life Cycle
• Work with business team to complete acceptance testing and participate in integration testing
• Participate in production support/ duty rotation including weekend and off-hour support coverage
• Provide Solution Delivery Methodology artefacts associated with application components.
• Participate in technical reviews at appropriate stages of development
• Making the existing system Health Benefit Processing (Smile) GenAI-ready will be one of the main tasks over the next few years.