Mainframe Developer

Role Description:

The Developer will be responsible for developing new system functionality, providing system maintenance & enhancements in mainframe 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 on a day-to-day basis.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Adhere to security and control, and change control processes
• Design, develop and maintain Mainframe Cobol and DB2 stored procedures to meet support and/or project requirements.
• Learn and support various custom frameworks (C based)
• Interface with business and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate business requirements into formal technical requirements and application code.
• Work with IT support teams (DBA, server teams) to ensure support and project requirements are developed and successfully implemented
• 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
• Making the existing system Health Benefit Processing (Smile) GenAI-ready will be one of the main tasks over the next few years.

Key Competencies & Skills required

Technical Skills:

• COBOL, DB2, JCL, SQL
• Good Knowledge of Endevor, Quick3270, Microfocus ALM, MQ Series/ALM tools, CVS or similar Code Vault
• Has some background in DB Modelling
• IT technical background & mainframe programming experience
• 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:

• Knowledge of REXX, VBA, IMS/DC
• Exposure to collaboration tools like SharePoint, Fileshare

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

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience.

Years Experience & Knowledge:

• 3 - 5 years of mainframe Development background in design, analysis and coding, bug fixing
• Financial Services background appreciated
• COBIT / ITIL experience appreciated
• Experience of working within multi-location teams