Position: Sr. Mainframe Consultant

Location: Remote for non-locals

Duration: 12 months

Rate: Open

Interview: Video

*Can be fully remote

*Need hands-on experience with Cobol Lead experience

*Need to have a higher education

*Looking for at least 12 years of experience

Position can be 100% Remote. Local candidate will be asked to work on-site 2 days / week.

Note this is a SENIOR position. Candidate should be a HANDS-On developer with good communication and some lead experience. This is not the same as other mainframe requirements so please do not submit the same candidates.

Contractor will be responsible for analysis, design, coding, component & assembly testing of all application code owned by the Application Team. Contractor will be involved in maintenance (including production support), enhancement & development work.

SUMMARY:

Contractor will be required to collaborate and provide technical expertise to the Information Technology Office and the Business unit to develop a technical solution to implement business/system requirements.

All contractor personnel will be under the direct supervision of a Project Manager for the AOC's Information Technology Office (ITO) or other designated ITO representative.

The Solution Architect - Mainframe will develop and/or receive program specification requirements. These specifications will describe the coding to be done.

Contractor will be required to deliver new or modified programs, successfully unit test their work, develop supportive documentation, and participate with the users in the system testing of their programs.

Experience with database conversions is desired and helpful.

Qualifications and Skills:

*Current hands-on experience in coding, testing and debugging programs written in COBOL/CICS/DB2. *Experience with IBM OS/JCL (MVS) and IBM/DB2.

*Experience with CICS *Experience in conversions for IDMS/DC to CICS, IDMS to DB2 desired.

*Experience in Usability Testing (participate with the users in the system testing of programs)

*Experience in APPC/LU 6.2 or MQ Programming in Cobol-CICS.

*Experience in coding complex DB2 Stored Procedures

The ideal candidate can:

*Clearly and effectively communicate both written and oral with technical and non-technical personnel.

4-year college degree or equivalent technical study

Responsibilities:

*Attain a complete understanding of the Criminal Case Management system and additional Judiciary applications in order to develop from the business/system requirements.

*Develop and/or receive program specification requirements.

*Contractor will be required to deliver new or modified programs.

*Successfully unit test their work and system testing of programs with users.

*Develop supportive documentation.