Mainframe Software Engineer #1062268

FastTek Global; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision

PTO

Disability (Long Term)

Life Insurance

401(k) with vesting

Job summary

FastTek Global in Livonia, MI seeks a Mainframe Software Engineer for the Recall Suite. You will serve as the primary Mainframe Developer, supporting on-call and operations, while driving modernization efforts toward Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Collaborate with product teams to deliver high-value features and ensure robust incident handling. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in mainframe development (COBOL/IMS/DB2), with JCL, CA7, and exposure to GCP would be a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in mainframe development including design, analysis and COBOL/JCL/DB2 processing.
• Experience with SFTP, SOAP/REST APIs and system-to-system data exchange.
• Ability to design and maintain Mainframe COBOL & JCL to meet requirements.
• Experience with source control tools such as Endeavor and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-call and production support for Recall Suite applications.
• Collaborate with Product Owner/Manager and engineers to deliver features and modernization.
• Contribute to backlog refinement and defect resolution to maintain product value.

Skills

Mainframe Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Endeavor

GitHub

z/OS Connect

Job description

Livonia, Michigan Mainframe Software Engineer #1062268

Job Description:

• This position is for a Mainframe Software Engineer within the Service Quality team.
• In this role, the Software Engineer will serve as the primary Mainframe Developer for the Recall Suite of applications, supporting both their ongoing operations and strategic modernization.
• Key responsibilities include on-call support, operations support, customer interaction, and the continued development and modernization of these products.
• The engineer will collaborate closely with a Product Owner, Product Manager, and fellow engineers to deliver projects and features that meet the current business needs and advance the application migration journey to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Key Responsibilities:

• Be an integral part of the FCSDTech/Service Quality team, supporting Recall and Software FSA Products.
• Provide call and production support
• Complete Mandatory features to support the Software FSA and Compliance requirement
• Address the product team's deliverables and actively manage the backlog.
• Review and support defect resolution efforts, assisting in prioritizing these issues within the backlog.
• Ensure that the product delivers strong value propositions for both customers and the business.
• Participate in the collaborative process of the product modernization journey alongside other IT products, vendors, and business customers.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 7+ years' experience in mainframe development background in design, analysis and coding: COBOL (IMS), JCL, CA7, DB2 and/or BigQuery, COBOL Stored Procedures and real-time and batch processing.
• 2+ years' experience implementing z/OS connect, SFTP, SOAP and REST APIs, and other methods for system-to-system communication and data exchange
• Ability to design, develop and maintain Mainframe COBOL & JCL to meet support and/or project requirements
• Experience using source code management tools such as Endeavor and GitHub
• Quick starter to troubleshoot/resolve incidents and business support items
• Ability to perform application support tasks: systems support, security/audit reviews, and maintenance tasks
• Excellent teamwork, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills are essential, ability to solve complex problems in a global environment
• Ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on business impact and urgency
• Unit and integration testing experience
• Ability to work independently and take initiative when solving unexpected problems
• Experience in Google BigQuery and Google Cloud Platform would be a plus

Skills Required:

• Mainframe Systems

Experience Required:

• Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.
• 6+ years in IT
• 4+ years in development

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:

• Be an integral part of the Tech/Service Quality team, supporting Recall and Software FSA Products.
• Provide call and production support
• Complete Mandatory features to support the Software FSA and Compliance requirement
• Address the product team's deliverables and actively manage the backlog.
• Review and support defect resolution efforts, assisting in prioritizing these issues within the backlog.
• Ensure that the product delivers strong value propositions for both customers and the business.
• Participate in the collaborative process of the product modernization journey alongside other IT products, vendors, and business customers.

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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