Mainframe Developer
Location: morris plains, nj OR st. louis, mo, OR Minneapolis, mn, OR Philadelphia, pa OR, Hartford, ct (Onsite)
VISA: GC, USC
Interview: Video
Hiring Type: 1 Year+ Contract
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Ensure stability, performance, and availability of mainframe systems by troubleshooting issues, implementing solutions, and collaborating with cross functional teams
Technologies span mainframe, midrange, desktop, server, network data, voice, messaging, web, and database
Provide support, proactive system health management, test data management and maintenance for mainframe systems, including z/OS, JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS and VSAM
Monitor Mainframe performance and capacity utilization proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal system performance and high availability
Collaborate with application developers, system programmers, and other IT teams to diagnose and resolve complex application or environment issues
Ability to think outside of the box to simplify the current environment for better manageability and support
Actively participate and implement architectural changes, design and implementation of solutions to meet enterprise goals
Flexibility to adopt a continuous learning mindset and flex to cover a diverse set of technology needs and professional development aspects
Continuously drive improvement and optimization through retrospectives and stakeholder feedback
Proactively identify and develop training plans for knowledge gaps (technical or business-related) that limit team effectiveness
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including system diagrams, standard operating procedures and trouble shooting guides
Implement the use of effective change, incident, and problem management governance policies across all supported environments
Should have an automation first and continuous improvement mindset
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information technology or related field. Equivalent work experience may be considered
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to openly discuss solution proposals
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
10+ years of experience with Mainframe technologies such as z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, MQ, CA7, REXX and DB2 Utilities
Experience with mainframe utilities and tools used for monitoring, debugging, and performance tuning
Experience with IW Teradata platform
Knowledge of Mainframes security principles, access controls, and compliance requirements (e,g: HIPAA, PHI, IHI) to ensure system integrity and data protection
Technical skills to craft and execute your own programs and initiatives
Experience with the microservices hosted on cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Openshift, etc)
Knowledge of SDLC processes, including agile methodologies (Scrum & Kanban).
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Flexibility to participate and respond to critical Incidents outside of regular business hours
Strong commitment to quality, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction
Understanding of ITIL Processes to implement change, resolve incidents and implement preventative measures
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in HealthCare business
Understanding of Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server, PostgresSQL and distributed technologies such as API/Entity flow
Experience with monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, NewRelic, etc and different monitoring aspects
Understanding Queue/Messaging services
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