Software Engineering Specialist

The MAINFRAME SPECIALIST works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Strong knowledge in Mainframe technologies and debugging code is a must have. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise. The specialist works on the migration efforts of critical, industry-class, on-house, or commercial products as well as tooling for use in project work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn the Astadia Factory tools to perform mainframe transformations.
• Provide expert level mainframe knowledge and debugging.
• Provide expert level mainframe COBOL coding.
• Document requirements, use cases, system design and code.
• Participate in multiple concurrent projects to completion on-time and on-budget.
• Deliver within the scope of the project within the scope of a Factory project while not compromising on quality.
• Work closely with team members and clients to achieve desired results.
• Mentor junior team members on Mainframe migration tasks
• Identify and bridge knowledge gap among team members from different background like Java, C#, Oracle etc
• Thrive in an environment of collaboration and change.
• Develops and works with the clients mainframe specialists.

Education and Experience

• 7+ years of experience with mainframe application and database technologies.
• 7+ Years of Development experience in mainframe COBOL or PL/I, JCL coding
• 2+ Java development experience
• A plus would be candidate with 2+ Years of Development experience using cutting edge development tools in JAVA.
• Certifications in any cloud technologies.
• BE in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Expert level in mainframe application technologies (COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, JCL etc....).
• Expert level experience coding in mainframe COBOL and/or PL/I
• Capable of code debugging, performing builds, and rollouts.
• Exposure to or experience with third party development frameworks desired.
• The ability to learn new frameworks in a short period.
• Strong object-oriented programming debugging skills.
• SQL development.
• Understanding of database concepts.
• Experienced in unit testing, test-driven development, integration testing, and deployment using cloud technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to learn modern technologies like Java, Python etc
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile Development Methodologies.