Mainframe Developer

Compas PTY; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas Pty Ltd, a Canberra-based IT services company, is seeking multiple Mainframe Developers to join a Federal Government Department for a long-term engagement. Initial 12 month contract with extensions and clearance requirements are noted.

Open to Australian Citizens with Baseline Clearance or ability to obtain quickly; roles include analysis, design, development and maintenance of ICT solutions across ACT, QLD, SA, VIC.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Mainframe environment with COBOL/Adabas Natural or other mainframe languages.
• Strong analytical skills to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Proficiency in Object Oriented languages such as Java and C#.

Responsibilities

• Undertake analysis, design, development, prototyping, testing and maintenance activities.
• Provide support to development teams to create ICT solutions and analyse technical requirements.
• Define software and designs for high‑complexity solutions or migrations.
• Ensure high quality and maintain standards in software development.
• Provide go-live support and maintenance for developments.
• Escalate issues and suggest alternative approaches.

Skills

COBOL/Adabas

Adabas Natural

Mainframe languages

Analytical skills

Java

C#

Job description

Compasis seekingmultiple Mainframe Developers to join a Federal Government Department for a long-term engagement.The ideal candidates will have experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers.

• Initial 12 month contract + extensions
• Baseline Clearance or the ability to obtain one quickly
• ACT, QLD, SA, VIC

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake analysis, design, development, prototyping, testing and maintenance activities
• Provide support to development teams to create ICT solutions perform analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions
• Define software and technical designs for the realisation of high complexity custom solutions or conversion and migration solutions
• Ensure excellent quality and maintain high standards in software development
• Provide go-live support and maintenance for developments
• Escalate issues as identified and suggest alternative approaches

Desired Skills and Experience

• Work in a Mainframe environment, with COBOL/Adabas Natural or other mainframe languages experience desirable.
• Good analytical skills to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions
• Object Oriented languages such as Java, C#

About Compas:

Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, medium-sized Information Technology Services Company since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services.

YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE
Due to the nature of this environment, Australian Citizens with a Security Clearance, or the ability to obtain one quickly need only apply.