Senior Application Programmer – Mainframe Systems

TPI Global Solutions

Downey, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$1–$1 Per Hour
SKILLS
Adabas, AllFusion Endevor Change Manager, Cobol Programming Language, Computer Science, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Debugging Skills, Debugging Tools, Documentation, Government Regulations, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Hardware Components, Hardware-Software Integration, IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System), IBM DB2, IBM IMS Database, IBM TSO/ISPF, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM z-OS Operating System, IMS DB/DC, Information Technology & Information Systems, JCL (Job Control Language), Mainframe Computer, Microsoft Active Server Page (ASP), Operating Systems, Prototyping, Quovadx QDX Integrator (fka Cloverleaf), Reporting Skills, SQL (Structured Query Language), Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Structured Design, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Systems/Internals Programming, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, Transaction Processing/Management, User Interface Design
LOCATION
Downey, CA
POSTED
Today


Title: Senior Application Programmer – Mainframe Systems
Location: Onsite Role in Downey, CA
Duration: 12 months contract with high possibility of extension
 
Additional Information


  • Assignment requires onsite work 5 days (M-F) per week initially for at least 6 months.
  • Gradual allowance of up to 2 days telework depending on current project requirements.
  • At least 7 years’ experience in ADABAS/NATURAL programming is mandatory.
 
Position Description
  • Responsible for leading and/or working on the most complex IT applications design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software.
  • Analyze and refine systems requirements.
  • Translate systems requirements into applications prototypes.
  • Plan and design systems architecture.
  • Write, debug, and maintain code.
  • Determine and design applications architecture.
  • Determine output media/formats.
  • Design user interfaces.
  • Work with customers to test applications.
  • Assure software and systems quality and functionality.
  • Integrate hardware and software components.
  • Write and maintain program documentation.
  • Evaluate new applications software technologies.
  • Ensure the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of application software services.
 
Skills Required
  • Knowledge and experience in applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing, and implementation of new or modified applications software.
  • Knowledge of organization’s operational environment.
  • Knowledge of software design principles, methods, and approaches.
  • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing, and integrating new and/or reusable systems components.
  • Knowledge of pertinent government regulations.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure requirements and database management principles and methodologies, including:
  • Data structures
  • Data modeling
  • Data warehousing
  • Transaction processing
  • Knowledge of functionality and operability of the current operating environment.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering concepts and factors such as:
  • Structured design
  • Supportability
  • Reliability
  • Scalability
  • Maintainability
  • Knowledge of optimization concepts and methods.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
  • Ability to speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.
 
Additional Skills Required
  • Must have a strong background in ADABAS/NATURAL, JCL, TSO/ISPF, Predict, and N2O.
 
Experience Required
  • Minimum seven (7) years of experience in electronic data processing systems design and programming with one or more of the following:
  • Languages: COBOL, Natural/ SuperNatural, IMS/DB/DC, DB2/SQL, Assembler, SAS, CICS; MF FOCUS.
  • Tools/Utilities: MVS JCL, MVS TSO/ISPF, IBM OPTIM, FILE MANAGER, SPUFI, ICEMAN/ICETOOLS, SORT, VSAM, CLIST, FTP, DYL260/280, CA GEN (COOLGEN),
  • CA ENDEVOR, CA SPOOL, CA OM WEB VIEWER, IBM WEBSPHERE, DEBUGGER, N2O.
  • Databases: DB2, IMS, ADABAS, FOCUS; OS: z/OS
  • Other: EntireX, ASP, HTML, Cloverleaf.
 
Additional Experience Required
  • Minimum seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in ADABAS/NATURAL programming within a mainframe environment.
 
Required Proficiency
  • Language: Natural
  • Database: ADABAS
  • Tools and Utilities: JCL, TSO/ISPF, Predict, N2O, CA Spool
  • Operating System: z/OS
  • Additional Technologies: EntireX, Supernatural, Cloverleaf
 
Education Required
  • Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Computer Science field.
  • Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

About the Company

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TPI Global Solutions

SH Global Solutions is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Maryland. Established in 2016 to modernize commercial and government technology to mitigate cybersecurity threats and to secure data centers from increasingly more frequent cyber attacks, we specialize in providing Information Technology (IT) solutions and services to government and commercial organizations. Our core areas of core expertise are focused in:

● Datacenter consolidation/optimization - this includes designing, procuring, and installing turnkey secure, modern infrastructure solutions including scalable and modular systems

● Professional program and project management services for large and complex projects

● In-building wireless solutions to enable 5G technology and connect to the growing Internet of Things (IoT)

Our team is comprised of highly skilled and dedicated professionals, uniquely qualified in cutting-edge technology, and engineering, and in the rapid deployment and implementation of new technologies.  Our CEO is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and entrepreneur with over 25 years supporting the DOD, US Government agencies, and NATO worldwide.

COMPANY SIZE
1 to 9 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2016
WEBSITE
https://www.shglobalsolutions.com