Applications Analyst Programmer-Mainframe

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; however other duties may be assigned.

• Assist with development approaches by identifying and evaluating potential directions and alternatives; identifies problems and solutions.
• Works individually while focusing on simple to moderately complex processing by analyzing defining and documenting requirements for data workflow logical processes hardware and operating system environments interfaces with other systems internal and external checks & controls and outputs.
• Creates design documentation with help from senior team members for utilization of current and efficient technology.
• Writes and maintains technical specification documentation or reviews documentation written by others that describes requirements for both realtime and batch processing installation and operating procedures.
• Participates with walkthroughs and discussions involving peers and business users.
• Creates test transactions and runs tests to identify errors and confirm programs meet specifications.
• Provides technical assistance by responding to inquiries from others regarding errors problems or questions about programs.
• Identifies and resolves simple to moderately complex production problems within the required timeframe.
• Communicates regularly with management team regarding project activities and timelines.
• Assists with both internal and thirdparty software development and support.
• Provides oncall support on evenings weekends and holidays on an assigned basis as well as provides assistance when requested.
• Serves as one of the contacts for technical support on assigned applications.
• Performs effectively within a teamoriented environment using strong interpersonal relation skills.
• Develops general knowledge about multiple business areas to provide complete support. Researches and identifies issues by tracing the flow of data from one system to another.
• Performs other tasks and responsibilities that may be added at Harris Teeters discretion.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully an individual must have a minimum of 8 years of software development experience and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with minimal supervision gradually moving towards no supervision. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be proficient in the attributes identified below:

• COBOL and JCL are 100 required
  • File handling data sets (No DB2 just COBOL in mainframe) VSAM files
• MQ and MQFTE (MQ is currently being used) are nice to have.
• Do not need CI/CS. Has worked in supply chain is advantageous but not required for this one position.
• Team has multiple techs UNIX Windows and Mainframe. Right now they already have two guys who are Windows/UNIX guys no one for Mainframe.

IBM MQ (formerly known as WebSphere MQ) and IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MQFTE). These are both messaging and file transfer solutions used in enterprise environments.

• IBM MQ: A messaging middleware that allows applications to communicate and exchange data across different systems and platforms. It ensures reliable and secure message delivery.
• IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MQFTE): An extension of IBM MQ that provides managed file transfer capabilities. It allows for the secure and reliable transfer of files between systems leveraging the messaging infrastructure of IBM MQ.