Urgent Need Required Mainframe Developer – long contract

Title: Mainframe Developer
Location: Utah
Duration: 6+Months (with possible extension)

Job Description:

Your future duties and responsibilities
* Collaborate with Product Management and business partners to iteratively build robust and scalable solutions
* Research, analyze and recommend technology features, functionality, and development solutions
* Document code, perform code reviews, define and participate in secure coding best practices
* Create technical documentation and user manuals to support mainframe applications
* Create documentation of operational tasks, procedures and automated processes.
* Work on application support and maintenance for multiple applications
* Provide on-call support
* Coordinate with offshore team
* Serve as technical SME of supported applications for multiple projects and initiatives
* Be a technical contact for application related questions, user ticket resolution, audit responses, manage releases
* Provide cross-training to team members and provide mainframe expertise guidance to junior developers
* Debug and resolve technical issues.
* Expected to learn quickly on the job about the systems and deliver time critical enhancements in a fast-paced team environment
* Attend meetings and provide updates
* Fix faults and restore the operability or carry out suitable workaround measures

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (i.e.: Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar major with extensive computer-based or technical content)
* Primary skillset: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM
* Secondary skillset: Assembler, EZtrieve
* 10+ years of experience in software maintenance and support in mainframe languages (COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM)
* Technical knowledge based on experience and skilled in (COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM)
* Experience working with large teams supporting multiple applications required
* Experience working and coordinating with Offshore teams required
* Experience with EZtrieve and Endevor is preferred
* Experience with mainframe debugging tool
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
* Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
* Demonstrated skills in exercising initiative, good judgment, and making sound technical decisions
* Ability to propose and assess the quality of solutions for moderate to complex solutions