Senior Mainframe Developer

Introduction
The IBM CIO Organization plays a pivotal role in driving the company’s digital transformation and modernization initiatives. Led by the CIO the organization is responsible for managing the company’s information technology (IT) infrastructure applications and cybersecurity programs. The CIO works closely with other executives and senior leaders to develop and execute the company’s overall IT strategy ensuring alignment with the company’s broader business goals. IBM CIO acts as Client Zero to foster a culture of experimentation within the organization enabling the product team to provide feedback on improving offerings for clients

Your Role and Responsibilities
You are a Senior Mainframe Developer who will be responsible for the management of all aspects of data and information (both structured and unstructured) from business requirements to logical and physical design in a IT solution. An ambitious individual who can work under your own direction towards agreed targets and goals you have the ability to manage change and to work under stress. You are curious to learn as demonstrated by your up-to-date technical knowledge. You are a good team player and you are familiar with Agile methodologies and principles and/or have experience working in an Agile team. We seek an applicant who will thrive in an open dynamic flexible fun spirited collaborative environment; an individual who desires creative freedom and the opportunity to work in a high performing team.
Key Role of “Senior mainframe developer”

• Understand and work on the software manufacturing business
• Translate requirements into technical design solutions documents and user story
• Code and Unit test complex customer order manufacturing function for the Server Pac and COD Offerings

Responsibilities:
Extensive knowledge and experience in:

• REXX PL/1 PL/X JCL VSAM
• XML z/OSMF Apache Velocity Templates
• Work in an Agile environment
• Strong communication skills
• Growth mindset

As a Mainframe Developer you will:

• Be responsible for the management of all aspects of data and information (both structured and unstructured) from business requirements to logical and physical design in an IT solution.
• Cover a scope that spans the full information management lifecycle from data acquisition data cleansing transformation classify and storage to presentation distribution security privacy and archiving.
• Manage all aspects of function data information based on a physical data design along with functional design provided by an architect.
• Transform designs into IT solutions including PL1 JCL DB2 and OPC. Complex SQL’s basic REXX and OPC.
• Successfully deliver code unit test and support defect management
• Conduct performance tuning of all backend jobs
• Bring in best practices across all modules using Data Modelling (How to best partition based on the data distribution and to optimize for front end application)
• Automate / touchless application design and unit testing for all designs
• Modernize mainframe applications

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Mainframe modernization
  • Python
  • Cloud and AI
• Relevant years of’ experience as Developer in development & maintenance environments involving z/OS PL1 DB2;
• Extensive experience in developing batch jobs using JCL
• Working knowledge of REST APIs including z/OS Connect EE
• Ability to handle daily scrums and work closely with leads and scrum master and product owners to provide status on timely basis
• Ability to prepare install scripts and code promotion procedure as well as build automation
• Demonstrable experience in designing Physical Data Model Logical Model & Modelling Techniques

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of Design Information System Architecture
• Additional advantage knowing z-test
• Ability to pick up new areas and work on a Consultant Profile as well