Mainframe Specialist

The Mainframe Specialist works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. You must have a strong knowledge in Mainframe technologies and debugging code. Demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions is essential. Networking with senior internal and external personnel in your own area of expertise is also a crucial aspect of the role. The specialist focuses on the migration efforts of critical, industry-class, in-house, or commercial products as well as tooling for use in project work. Your essential duties and responsibilities will include learning the Astadia Factory tools to perform mainframe transformations, providing expert-level mainframe knowledge and debugging, expert-level mainframe COBOL coding, documenting requirements, use cases, system design, and code, working experience in IDMS mainframe database, participating in multiple concurrent projects to completion on time and budget, delivering within the scope of the project while not compromising on quality, working closely with team members and clients to achieve desired results, mentoring junior team members on Mainframe migration tasks, identifying and bridging knowledge gaps among team members from different backgrounds like Java, C#, Oracle, etc., thriving in an environment of collaboration and change, and developing and working with the client's mainframe specialists. For education and experience, you should have 5+ years of experience with mainframe applications and database technologies, 5+ years of development experience in mainframe COBOL or PL/I, JCL coding, good hands-on experience in IDMS database, a plus would be a candidate with 2+ years of development experience using cutting-edge development tools in JAVA, certifications in any cloud technologies are good to have, and a BE in Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Your skills, knowledge, and abilities should include expert-level experience coding in mainframe COBOL and/or PL/I, being capable of code debugging, performing builds, and rollouts, exposure to or experience with third-party development frameworks is desired, the ability to learn new frameworks in a short period, strong object-oriented programming and 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, willingness to learn modern technologies like Java, Python, etc., and experience with Waterfall and Agile Development Methodologies.,