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Core Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Application Maintenance: Maintain and optimize existing mainframe applications, focusing on COBOL, CICS (online and batch), and JCL environments.
- Logic & Event Analysis: Research and review existing mainframe logic to determine how events behave and document findings for technical stakeholders.
- Database Management: Manage data and execute complex queries using DB2 and SQL.
- Independent Research: Independently analyze system behaviors and conduct thorough design reviews to identify potential improvements or risks.
- Collaborative Development: Partner closely with developers to refine technical stories and requirements within an Agile environment. Ability to understand API driven cloud applications and collaborate with modernization teams.
- Debugging & Troubleshooting: Perform end-to-end analysis and debugging of production issues, including the ability to look deeply into system logs.
- AI Integration: Use Copilot and other AI-assisted tools to facilitate code research, analysis, and maintenance tasks.
- Mainframe Tech Stack: Deep expertise in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL.
- Domain Knowledge: Professional experience in the BFSI sector, specifically within Brokerage, corporate actions, Trade Settlement, or loan origination.
- Data & SQL: Strong understanding of DB2; knowledge of Oracle, SQL or other distributed databases is highly preferred.
- Cloud & Modernization Basics: Foundational knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and distributed systems to assist with potential modernization transitions.
- Agile Tools: Proficiency in Jira for task tracking and project management.
- Distributed Architecture: Understanding of REST APIs and the basic functionality of distributed web applications.