Mainframe Developer

Mbi Llc; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking a Mainframe Consultant to collaborate with the ITO and ATCSU units, translating business requirements into technical specifications and delivering new or modified programs. You will unit test thoroughly, document work, and participate in system testing with users.

Ideal candidates have extensive COBOL/CICS/DB2 experience, IDMS to CICS/DB2 conversions, and strong communication skills to work across technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience in Usability Testing (participate with the users in the system testing of their programs).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups.

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.

Skills

COBOL/CICS/DB2

IBM OS/JCL (MVS)

CICS

IDMS/DC to CICS Conversion

IDMS to DB2 Conversion

Usability Testing

Excellent verbal and written comms

Stored Procedures

Overall IT experience

Education

4-year college degree or equivalent technical study

Tools

Information Builders FOCUS experience

Job description

- Contractor will be required to collaborate and provide technical expertise to the ITO and ATCSU 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 Mainframe consultant 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:

- 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.

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

The ideal candidate can:

- The consultant must have the ability to clearly and effectively communicate both written and oral with technical and non-technical personnel.

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.

Fill the skill matrix below:

Skill

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

Required

5

IBM OS/JCL (MVS)

Required

5

Required

5

Required

5

Required

5

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

Required

5

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups

Required

5

Stored Procedures

Required

5

Overall technical and IT experience 5 plus years

Required

5

4-year college degree or equivalent technical study

Required

4

IDMS to DB2 Conversion

5

IDMS/DC to CICS Conversion

5

Information Builders FOCUS experience

Highly desired