Sr. Mainframe Developer

Job Title- Sr. Mainframe Developer

Project Location Woodlawn MD (5 days per week onsite)

Duration- 6 months contract

Skills: Strong experience with IBM z/OS (OS/390/MVS) environment developing and maintaining JCL and COBOL Dialog Manager Endevor z/OS CLIS JCL and DB2 for application software systems.

Position Description:

• Responsible for conforming to customer standards and requirements and will be involved in creating and maintaining code and database structures such as COBOL Restructured Extended Executor (REXX) Job Control Language (JCL) CLIST DB2 as well as numerous mainframe utility tools such as SYNCSORT File-AID/Related Data XPERT (RDX) etc. Responsible for unit testing and validation against desired outcomes. The resource is expected to function as part of a team maintain a high level of collaboration with SSA of customers and must demonstrate excellent communication skills to ensure success.
• Develop JCL and software code using customer defined standards and software engineering best practices
• Evaluate impacts of database schema changes on existing software components
• Investigate and repair application defects related to business logic middleware or database (DB2).
• Design develop test debug and implement next-generation COBOL programs using software engineering best practices and latest technologies
• Create and update JCL for efficient batch processing
• Evaluate the impact of new operating systems or versions of COBOL and Endevor on programs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors offering technical advice and influencing key stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives and enhance Leidos business outcomes.
• Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: COBOL business logic CICS configurations middleware or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
• Brief management customer team or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Mathematics Engineering or a related field.
• Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 10 years of experience with Mainframe.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

• Experience developing and maintaining COBOL applications including working with structures copybooks and CICS maps
• Experience developing applications for use on IBM z/OS.
• Experience debugging COBOL Programs CLIST PROC COBOL error tracing and using Visual Studio COBOL viewer.
• Basic experience with CICS programs including how COBOL programs interact with BMS maps that define to user interface.
• Experience using Endevor with TADZ for reporting and analysis such as browsing scanning elements measuring usage statistics.
• Working knowledge / experience with ISPF TSO JES and Job Control Language (JCL).
• Experience developing and modifying JCL for job execution and batch operations
• Hands-on experience with batch and online processing.
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Experience with mainframe-based software configuration management systems such as Endevor.
• Experience with Control-M or other mainframe-based job scheduling tools.
• Detail oriented and committed to consistently completing repetitive production-like tasks on-time and error-free.
• Ability to independently research problems and provide solutions.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Working knowledge of SAS and REXX.
• Experience with Mainframe Assembler development.
• Certification such as IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Interskill - Mainframe Application Programmer - COBOL and IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Programming
• Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL DB2) and SQL
• Experience with modern development software tools and methodologies.
• Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.
• Experience with DevOps and toolset (Git/Bitbucket Docker Jenkins SonarQube)

Education

• Bachelors Degree with 7 years of experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

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