What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe Engineer/Developer - Only Locals & W2 Contract position at Dminds Solutions Inc.?
Job Title: Mainframe Engineer/Developer
Location: Westlake, TX (Onsite 5 days every other week)
Duration: 3 Months Contract to Hire
***Please apply Only Local Candidates who can do W2 Contracts***
Job Summary
We are seeking a Mainframe Developer with good COBOL and JCL, DB2, and CICS skills who will be responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining mainframe applications that support critical business processes.
Job Responsibilities Include:
Collaborating with business analysts and project managers to gather requirements and design technical solutions
Creating and executing test plans to ensure application functionality and quality
Participating in code reviews and providing feedback to other developers to ensure code quality and adherence to standards
Troubleshooting and resolving application issues in a timely and efficient manner
Keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to suggest process improvements or new solutions.
Basic Qualifications:
5 years of experience writing, testing, and debugging COBOL programs using established coding standards and best practices
5 years of experience developing and maintaining JCL scripts to manage batch processing and job scheduling
5 years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining DB2 databases to support application data needs
5 years of experience writing and maintaining CICS transaction programs to provide online access to mainframe applications
Preferred Skills:
- Should possess good knowledge on CICS, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, MQ and JCL.
- Good CICS System knowledge
- Good understanding of CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing process.
- Should be familiar with DB2 tools, File-Aid, scheduler and debugger tools.
- Good communication and ability to interact with Partners.
- General knowledge in core Java and Front-end Technologies (Angular) is plus
- Endeavor Software Manager migration tool/process
- SFTP/AWXAY Secure File transfer knowledge Ability to work independently and within a team structure?
Overall, a mainframe developer with these skills plays a critical role in maintaining and improving the performance and reliability of mainframe applications that are essential to the operations of large organizations.