Software 7177-1812

HM Note: This hybrid role is two (2) days onsite and commences May 6 2024

Description:

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 occasional IMS).
• Creation and walkthrough of Systems Response documents Technical Specifications and Implementation Plans.
• Coding of payment programs including new and existing.
• Preparation of test plans test data and unittesting of programs.
• Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of programs.
• As assigned response to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents.
• Updates to key knowledge transfer documents such as the Claims System documentation and the Overview of Architected Payment Systems.
• Conduct/participate in design walkthroughs as well as test case and test results walkthroughs.
• Support testing of the changes by other team members.
• Weekly reporting on status progress and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
• The resource may be required to do similar work related to the role for other initiatives within PRS as directed by the manager.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Public Sector Experience: 5%

• Experience working in the public sector on a mainframe/legacy system.

Technical Skills: 45%

1. Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases
2. Experience in structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications.
3. Experience with one or more platforms including the operating system database technology communication protocols middleware and gateways
4. Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems including highvolume batch programs
5. Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 occasional IMS)
6. Ability to understand and analyze business requirements and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
7. Ability to write programs that are modular wellstructured and easy to maintain
8. Demonstrated success writing system design and implementation documents
9. Experience with and understanding of relational databases
10. Preparation of test plans test data and unittesting of programs
11. Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of modules
12. Participate in business requirements walkthroughs
13. Conduct/participate in design walkthroughs

Analytical Skills: 35%

1. Ability to analyse and update legacy COBOL code
2. Ability to analyze business requirements documents and liaison with clients
3. Develop and design of new programs or enhancements to existing programs (environment: IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 IMS)
4. Respond to client inquiries and trouble shooting production incidents

Communications: 15%

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills
2. Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
3. Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders

Must Haves:

• Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe COBOL and DB2 occasional IMS)
• Ability to analyse and update legacy COBOL code
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
• Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems including highvolume batch programs