Mainframe Systems Application Programmer - Senior

Nexlogica; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Application Programmer in California. This role requires leading the design and development of complex IT applications, ensuring quality and functionality. Candidates must have at least seven years of experience in COBOL, IMS, and related tools, with a bachelor's degree in an IT-related field. The position is full-time, offering significant involvement in application architecture and support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of experience in electronic data processing systems design and programming.
• Strong IMS batch experience and knowledge of creating IMS test databases.
• Knowledge of COBOL and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and work on complex IT applications design and support.
• Analyze and refine systems requirements; translate into application prototypes.
• Integrate hardware and software components.

Skills

Applications software development principles

Software design principles

Systems engineering concepts

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Optimization concepts and methods

Effective communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT-related or Computer Science field

Tools

COBOL

IBM Websphere

MVS JCL

DB2

Job description

Mainframe Systems Application Programmer - Senior

Nexlogica

Location: Downey, CA.

Position Description

A Mainframe Systems Application Programmer is responsible for leading and/or working on the most complex IT applications design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software. The Mainframe Systems Application Programmer is responsible for analyzing and refining systems requirements; translating systems requirements into applications prototypes; planning and designing systems architecture; writing, debugging and maintaining code; determining and designing applications architecture; determining output media/formats; designing user interfaces; working with customers to test applications; assuring software and systems quality and functionality; integrating hardware and software components; writing and maintaining program documentation; evaluating new applications software technologies; and/or ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles and practices to the delivery of application software services.

Skills Required

• Applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing and implementation of new or modified applications software.
• Organization’s operational environment.
• Software design principles, methods and approaches.
• Principles, methods and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing and integrating new and/or reusable systems components.
• Pertinent government regulations.
• Infrastructure requirements, database management principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, data warehousing and transaction processing.
• Functionality and operability of the current operating environment.
• Systems engineering concepts and factors such as structured design, supportability, reliability, scalability and maintainability.
• Optimization concepts and methods.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.

Skills Preferred

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in an IMS/Cobol mainframe environment.

Experience Required

This classification must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in electronic data processing systems design and programming with one or more of the software set forth below.

LANGUAGES: COBOL, Natural/ SuperNatural, IMS/DB/DC, DB2/SQL, Assembler, SAS, CICS; MF FOCUS; TOOLS/UTILITIES: MVS JCL, MVS TSO/ISPF, IBM OPTIM, FILE Manager, SPUFI, ICEMAN/ICETOOLS, SORT, VSAM, CLIST, FTP, DYL260/280, CA Gen (CoolGen), CA Endevor, CA Spool, CA OM Web Viewer, IBM Websphere, Debugger, N2O; DATABASES: DB2, IMS, ADABAS, FOCUS; OS: z/OS; OTHER: EntireX, ASP, HTML, Cloverleaf.

Experience Preferred

Strong foundational experience with large-scale complex IMS/COBOL mainframe applications.

Candidate Must Possess

Strong IMS batch experience and have knowledge of creating IMS test databases on-demand, along with creation of IMS/COBOL batch jobs to load and test data.

Education Required

This classification requires the possession of a bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Computer Science field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology