Mainframe Programmer

Job Title: Mainframe Programmer
Duration- Fulltime Permanent
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite From Day 1)

Job Description:
Design, code, test, debug, document, maintain, and modify computer programs of high complexity, significance, and risk
" Participate in application architecture functions including estimating and defining time tables, cost and project tasks
" Recommend solutions to improve business with a focus on core architecture, technology strategies and standards
" Guide others through change impact analysis
" Establish, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed
" Review, analyze, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed
" Create and recommend improvements to unit, test plans and testing process based on assessment of organizational needs
" Collaborate closely with teams in all stages of software development lifecycle including design, development and testing of the system
" Design basic and detailed program specifications while ensuring that expected application performance levels are achieved by managing interfaces, service levels, standards, and configurations
" Guide technical staff and business partners to investigate, review, and solve complex, multidisciplinary business problems
" Monitor operating efficiency and organizational needs of existing application systems and identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of developed projects and recommend technical solutions
" Demonstrate solid understanding of the business needs driving the projects

Basic Qualifications:
" 7+ years of experience with developing and implementing applications
" 10 to 15 years of experience in Cobol, JCL,DB2

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Cobol, JCL,DB2, CICS and VSAM development experience. Strong Endevor, FileManager, CA7, IDZ, GITLAB and TSO
Development skills, Tool experience.
" Excellent debugging skills
" Good understanding of third-party dependency management and transitive dependency issues
" Strong knowledge on DB2 database
" Understanding of the software development life cycle/Agile development experience
" Experience with implementation and release management activities
" Good understanding of unit/system and functional testing methodologies
" Experience working in large transaction-based systems
" ; Experience writing technical designs
" Experience documenting technical functions
" Strong Communication and good leadership skills
" Have a strong ability and interest in working with a diverse range of technical and non-technical teams.
" Strong proclivity to follow coding standards and execute a best practices approach in build processes.
" Nice to have: MQ knowledge

Desired Skills:
" Preferred Banking/credit cards domain knowledge
" Quality leadership and mentoring skills
" Ability to work under minimal supervision
" Ability to foster strong collaboration among team members and multitask effectively
" Ability to investigate and recommend best practices and process improvements
" Detail oriented and able to debug complex errors.
" Subject matter expert in: Programming, Implementation.