Assembler

Role :

The Developer will be responsible for developing new system functionality, providing system maintenance & enhancements in IBM Mainframe Assembly projects to ensure that the initiatives and internal customers are provided full lifecycle support, from implementation through on-going support. This person will be responsible for coding, unit testing, bug-fixes a day-to-day basis.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Adhere to security and control, and change control processes
• Design, develop and maintain Assembler language program/ database to meet support and/or project requirements.
• Learn and support various custom frameworks.
• Interface with business and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate business requirements into formal technical requirements and application code.
• Develop and execute unit test and integration plans/scripts to validate that application changes meet technical specifications.
• Responsible for full System Development Life Cycle
• Work with business team to complete acceptance testing and participate in integration testing
• Participate in production support/ duty rotation including weekend and off-hour support coverage
• Provide Solution delivery Methodology artefacts associated with application components.
• Participate in technical reviews at appropriate stages of development

Key Competencies & Skills required

Technical Skills:

• MVS or z/OS Assembler Language and JCL (Job Control Language)
• Assembler Language programming experience with basics including Number Systems, Arithmetic Operations, Addressing, Arrays and Looping, Character String Manipulation, Packed Decimal Numbers, Subprograms etc.
• IT technical background
• Experience in all components of software delivery with concentration in requirements, design and development.
• Quick starter to troubleshoot/resolve incidents and business support items
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Prioritize Business Impact and Urgency
• Perform application support tasks like: systems support, security reviews, & maintenance tasks
• Testing experience
• Ability to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly

Nice to have:

• z/OS system architecture knowledge
• How to access MVS control blocks using MVS macros
• How to use authorized assembler macros to use system services and important authorized assembler macros
• Cross memory communication using access registers
• Macros and Conditional Assembly
• Using Dataspaces

Behavioral Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working in a global environment
• Willingness to learn and quickly adapt to changing requirements
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options

Previous Experience & Qualifications

Years Experience & Knowledge:

• 5+ years of Development background in design, analysis and coding in Assembly
• Significant experience of Service Management, Change and Release Management and Quality Management techniques gained through IT program / project delivery and in an IT support environment
• Experience of working within multi-location teams