Senior Application Programmer – Mainframe Systems

HonorVet Technologies; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorVet Technologies, a Service-Disable Veteran-Owned IT staffing firm, is seeking a Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems in Downey, CA. The role requires onsite work five days a week with potential telework later, for a 12-month contract with possible extension.

The candidate will lead and contribute to complex applications design, development, testing, and support, using COBOL, IMS/DB/DC, DB2/SQL and related tools in a mainframe environment, ensuring quality and security.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systems design and programming in mainframe environments.
• Languages used include COBOL, Natural/SuperNatural, IMS/DB/DC, DB2/SQL, Assembler, SAS, CICS.
• Experience with MVS/JCL, TSO/ISPF, and mainframe tools and databases.
• Familiarity with z/OS, EntireX, and HTML/Cloverleaf integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or contribute to design, development, testing, and deployment of mainframe applications.
• Analyze requirements, translate them into architecture and prototypes.
• Plan and design system architectures for reliability and scalability.
• Write, debug, and maintain COBOL and related code; ensure quality and functionality.
• Collaborate with customers to test and validate applications.
• Ensure information security practices are applied to software services.

Skills

COBOL

Natural/SuperNatural

IMS/DB/DC

DB2/SQL

CICS

Assembler

SAS

z/OS

EntireX

HTML

Cloverleaf

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

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

Job description

HonorVet Technologiesis a Service Disable Veteran-Owned IT staffing firm, ISO 9001, and ISO 27001 certified, working with federal agencies, state governments, and Fortune 500 enterprise clients across the US. What makes us different isn't a tagline; it's the way we work. We don't forward resumes and hope for the best. We take the time to understand where a professional like you are headed and only reach out when we genuinely believe there's a fit worth exploring. I came across your profile, and something stood out.
Position Title: Senior Application Programmer - Mainframe Systems
Work Location: Downey, CA 90242
Work Type: This assignment will require onsite work 5 days (M-F) per week initially and gradually allowing up to 2 days telework depending on the current project requirements.
Duration: 12 months contract to start with the possibility of extension
Job Description:

• A Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems 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 Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems 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

• The Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems will possess knowledge and experience in 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.

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.

Additional Experience Required

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with IMS/DB2/COBOL/CICS programming in a mainframe environment.

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.