Mainframe Programmer

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Mainframe Programmer in Jersey City, NJ. Key Tasks:

• Performing as a software engineer within an Agile team, including requirements gathering, development, and end-to-end testing
• Defining, developing, and leading interactive team to implement application level architecture, giving due consideration to application scalability and extensibility, and conformance to established standards
• Providing on-site and on-call support as needed and acting as a subject matter expert as part of a cross-functional crisis management team
• Developing applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division
• Recommending development testing tools and methodologies and reviewing and validating test plans
• Resolving technical roadblocks involving multiple technologies and making recommendations and improvements to avoid them in the future
• Collaborating with multiple layers of management to share approaches, develop solutions, and improve capabilities throughout the organization
• Leading collaborative sessions and ceremonies with stakeholders and providing guidance and feedback to team members
• Being responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables
• Planning and conducting system testing
• Developing comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems
• Establishing full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms
• Being responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget
• Advising on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects
• Planning and coordinating project schedules and assignments for multiple projects
• Acting as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues
• Providing technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives
• Demonstrated expertise in defining, developing, and leading an interactive team to implement scalable application solutions
• Demonstrated expertise in mainframe application development, automation, and support, utilizing COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ-Series, and SQL
• Demonstrated expertise in mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning, including ways to reduce I/Os, CPU Time, MSUs, and MIPs, using Strobe, iStrobe, and Platinum Detector
• Demonstrated expertise in mainframe application development including: file format and comparison using File-AID; version management using Endeavor; Debugging and unit testing using Intertest and Abend-AID; and job scheduling using Control-M