Software Engineer IV

Jobtailor; Pekin (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced mainframe developer to collaborate with product and platform teams in Pekin, IL. The role involves designing, coding, testing, and supporting large-scale applications within an Agile environment.

You will translate business requirements into features and user stories, drive technical design, and participate in increments, planning, demos, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of mainframe experience, expert knowledge of COBOL, JCL,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience within mainframe development.
• Experience in incident triage and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in mainframe tools: COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, CICS, TSO, Production Incident Support.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and platform teams to build rich, interactive applications.
• Design, code, test, and support software as part of an Agile team.
• Translate business requirements into product features and user stories.
• Lead analysis and design of technical solutions; support upgrades and issue resolution.
• Apply DevOps and Agile practices to deliver functionality quickly and iteratively.
• Own development from UX planning to deployment.
• Contribute to team backlog, WIP management, and Kanban for engineering." ,

Skills

Agile Methodology

Incident triage & troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT/CS/Math/Eng

Tools

COBOL

Easytrieve

JCL

CICS

TSO

Production Incident Support

Jira

ISPW/Topaz

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working collaboratively with product and platform teams to create and support rich, interactive applications.
• Designs, codes, tests, implements, scales, and supports application software and systems as part of an Agile Development Team.
• Works closely with Analysts, Product Owners, and Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate these into product or platform features, user stories, and/or components.
• Drives the analysis and physical design of technical solutions related to a product or platform and is expected to effectively write new programs as well as support upgrades, maintenance or issue resolution for existing applications and systems.
• Uses DevOps and Agile processes to deliver desired functionality quickly and effectively, while iterating to continue development.
• Owns all aspects of development, from user experience (UX) planning to deployment.
• Contributes to the development of the team backlog and architectural runway, management of work in process (WIP) levels, and support of engineering aspects of program and solution Kanban.
• May also participate in program increment planning, pre- and post-planning, system and solution demos, and inspect and adapt events.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within mainframe development
• Experience with incident triage and troubleshooting
• Must be highly proficient in each of the following… COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, CICS, TSO, Production Incident Support (both batch and real-time)
• Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Information Sciences preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience in an agile environment strongly preferred
• Would prefer experience/proficiency in each of the following… Jira, ISPW/Topaz, Agile Methodology, Life Insurance experience