Senior Mainframe Developer

SENIOR HANDS-ON developer with good communication & some lead exp. responsible for analysis, design, coding, component & assembly testing . Contractor will be involved in maintenance (incl prod. support)

Hybrid position- 3 days remote, 2 days onsite.

Note this is a SENIOR position. Candidate should be a Current Hands-on Developer and be strong in both DB2 and Stored Procedures.
The ideal candidate can:
Clearly and effectively communicate both written and oral with technical and non-technical personnel.
Contractor wll be responsible for analysis, design, coding, component & assembly testing of all application code owned by the Application Team. Contractor will be involved in maintenance (including production support), enhancement & development work.

SUMMARY:

• Contractor will be required to collaborate and provide technical expertise to the Information Technology Office and the Business unit to develop a technical solution to implement business/system requirements.

• All contractor personnel will be under the direct supervision of a Project Manager for the client's Information Technology Office.

• The Solution Architect - Mainframe will develop and/or receive program specification requirements. These specifications will describe the coding to be done.

• Contractor will be required to deliver new or modified programs, successfully unit test their work, develop supportive documentation, and participate with the users in the system testing of their programs.

• Experience with database conversions is desired and helpful.

4-year college degree or equivalent technical study

Qualifications and Skills:
Current hands-on experience in coding, testing and debugging programs written in COBOL/CICS/DB2. Experience with IBM OS/JCL (MVS) and IBM/DB2.
Experience with CICS Experience in conversions for IDMS/DC to CICS, IDMS to DB2 desired.
Experience in Usability Testing (participate with the users in the system testing of programs)
Experience in APPC/LU 6.2 or MQ Programming in Cobol-CICS.
Experience in coding complex DB2 Stored Procedures

Responsibilities:
Attain a complete understanding of the Criminal Case Management system and additional Judiciary applications in order to develop from the business/system requirements.
Develop and/or receive program specification requirements.
Contractor will be required to deliver new or modified programs.
Successfully unit test their work and system testing of programs with users.
Develop supportive documentation.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience
Experience you have

(in years)
Hands-on experience - COBOL/CICS/DB2 Coding, testing & Debugging Required 8 Years IBM/DB2 Required 8 Years Stored Procedures Required 8 Years IBM OS/JCL (MVS) Required 8 Years CICS Required 8 Years Experience extracting business logic from programs and documenting business rules Required 8 Years Experience in Usability Testing (participate with the users in the system testing of their programs) Required 8 Years Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups Required 8 Years Overall technical and IT experience Required 8 Years IDMS/DC to CICS Conversion Desired 8 Years IDMS to DB2 Conversion Desired 8 Years 4-year college degree or equivalent technical study Required 4 Years