Mainframe Programmer Analyst

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

401(k)/457 plan options

Pre-tax commuter benefit

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

The Financial Information Services Agency in New York City seeks a Senior IT Architect/Mainframe Programmer Analyst to support the PMS replacement project and the City’s payroll and pension systems. You will analyze business requirements, design and guide mainframe solutions, and coordinate with technical leads and operations staff.

Responsibilities include on-call coverage, reviewing change impact, and delivering efficient, reliable mainframe processes using COBOL and IMS/DB2 tools in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus six years of related enterprise architecture/IT infrastructure experience.
• Experience in mainframe development and architecture.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Review business/technical requirements and provide architectural guidance.
• Design and assist in determining impact of changes to programs and systems.
• Support production payroll and pension payroll processes and testing for the PMS project.
• On-call for overnight and weekend payroll/pension processing.

Skills

Senior mainframe programmer

Mainframe architecture

Production troubleshooting

RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid

Communication (oral/written)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

JCUPROCS/CTLCARDS

COBOL

IMSD82 RMDS/File-Aid

Job description

The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for a Mainframe Programmer Analyst. FISA maintains a mainframe payroll application that is integrated with the City's timekeeping and personnel application for active employees. Additionally, FISA maintains a mainframe Pension Payroll system that is integrated/interfaces with five separate pension agencies for retirees. Mainframe development work is triaged through the analyst group and as a mainframe programmer analyst, along with the Lead, the programmer analyst shall review the business/technical requirements, and provide technical guidance as well as architectural suggestions. The programmer analyst shall support the current ongoing development work of the long term, highly complex PMS replacement project. The programmer analyst shall work closely with the technical Lead and FISA analyst, testing, and operations staff to create accurate and efficient processes. The programmer analyst shall support production payroll and pension payroll activities. Primary Responsibilities: Under the direction of the technical lead, work in a techno-functional capacity with a strong understanding of business processes, mainframe programming (COBOL), and relational databases to design, program, and assist in determining impact of change to programs and systems. Shall also review and analyze program specifications to determine the effort needed to make changes. The programmer analyst shall also be On-Call for overnight and weekend Payroll and Pension Payroll processes

Preferred Skills

• Strong experience as a senior mainframe (COBOUIMS/D82) programmer
• Strong experience with JCUPROCS/CTLCARDS
• Strong experience design/program and architecture in a mainframe environment
• Strong production coverage and troubleshooting experience
• Strong knowledge of RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/D82
• Strong experience with management of Technical Staff
• Extensive experience in the preparation of structure charts or invocation diagrams
• Extensive experience designing the architecture of mainframe applications and dependencies
• Excellent understanding of systems development lifecycle methodologies
• Experience working with enterprise wide, large-scale implementation
• Knowledge of the City's legacy payroll management system
• Knowledge of the City's personnel processing
• Knowledge of the City's timekeeping processing
• Excellent communication skills (Oral and Written), interpersonal, and organizational skills

Additional Information

P-311

The City of New York offers a comprehensive set of benefits and programs to employees, including health insurance, pension plan, Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options), pre-tax Commuter Benefit program, pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs and more. Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 - Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title.

Hours/Shift

35 hours Weekly/Day.

Work Location

5 Manhattan West, NY, NY

SENIOR IT ARCHITECT - 95711

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics or related field and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or
• 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or
• 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.