Applications Architect

Mindlance; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking an Application Architect to focus on Mainframe development in Hartford, CT. This role requires extensive knowledge of COBOL and mainframe operating systems. Responsibilities include designing applications, documenting designs, and ensuring adherence to best practices. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills, experience with COBOL and Mainframe technologies, and the ability to work collaboratively. This is an urgent opening with swift hiring, targeting candidates actively involved in application design.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly-collaborative team environment.
• Strong knowledge of Mainframe design patterns and principles required.
• Experience with COBOL and mainframe operating systems is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial high-level application design (class/interface level and above).
• Document designs using appropriate artifacts (e.g., UML, XSD).
• Communicate design to technical leads and development teams.
• Review low-level design and code to ensure adherence to standards.
• Define and help train teams on development standards and best practices.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work effectively in a highly-collaborative team environment

Strong knowledge of Mainframe design patterns and principles

Strong knowledge and experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, MQ, TSO, Z/OS

Strong knowledge and experience in unit testing

Solid knowledge and experience with developing/maintaining COBOL services

Solid knowledge and experience with XML technologies including XML, XSD, XPATH

Experience with a source-code repository like Endevor

Strong technical, analysis, debugging and problem-resolution skills

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

Job title: Application Architect

Job location: Hartford, CT

Duration: 6+ months contract

This is an Application position with a focus on Mainframe development. Extensive knowledge of COBOL and mainframe operating systems is required. See below for details.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs initial high-level application design (class/interface level and above)
• Documents design using appropriate artifacts (ex. UML, XSD)
• Communicates design to technical leads and development teams
• Reviews low-level design and code produced by development team to insure adherence to design and development standards
• Defines, communicates, and helps train teams on development standards (coding standards, technology choices), best practices, and appropriate tools
• Maintains vision/strategy for evolving applications over time
• Insure application designs meet documented SLA/SLOs.
• Work with architects and business on early project vision, and Architecture blueprint. Review design roadmap for impacted systems, and look for opportunities to move systems toward long-term design vision.
• Provide technical guidance on early project requirements, identifying areas of complexity and looking for alternative approaches with lower complexity/cost.
• Define and socialize application-development standards and best practices. Actively enforce those standards across projects.
• Provide thought leadership on evolving and improving technical design and development practices.
• Assists in the execution of departmental and corporate programs
• Advocates the use of technology to develop and/or redesign the organization's process
• Builds and leverages effective alliances across technical and business community

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a highly-collaborative team environment
• Strong knowledge of Mainframe design patterns and principles
• Strong knowledge and experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, MQ, TSO, Z/OS
• Strong knowledge and experience in unit testing
• Solid knowledge and experience with developing/maintaining COBOL services
• Solid knowledge and experience with XML technologies including XML, XSD, XPATH
• Experience with a source-code repository like Endevor
• Strong technical, analysis, debugging and problem-resolution skills

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Insurance background
• Knowledge of IMS, Tablebase, CLIST
• Agile knowledge/experience: Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe, Rally ALM
• Experience developing on distributed technologies like Java, C# is a plus

Hiring Manager Note: We want resumes where the person is actively working on Application Design.

Additional Information

This is an urgent opening with one of our Insurance client at Hartford, CT. Hiring manager is actively interviewing candidate will close this position ASAP. If you are interested and a good match please respond to this posting with your recent updated copy of resume or you can reach me on my direct number 732-333-8796.