Mainframe Programmer

Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring a Mainframe Programmer on a long-term contract basis.
Job ID 82447

Work Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Summary:
SME support and maintenance of old legacy mainframe IMS Accounts system ensuring stability, efficiency and continuity via careful monitoring online and batch components of the system. Provide proactive, accurate and quick response on any inquiries coming from the business, clients, technology partners, audits, etc. Ensure availability of IMS and DB2 application databases for both business and technical support areas though careful monitoring of daily support. Very strong IMS, DB2, Cobol technical skills application along with institutional knowledge of the markets Account Reference data. Provide application SME knowledge in transition of application data and functionality to the strategic application to allow legacy application retirement.
Responsibilities:

• Conduct tasks related to application stability, SME support, risk technology, implement application enhancements to meet specific tech mandatory or business requirements
• Independently work on all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of IMS environment to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend straight forward and quick resolution /issue fix
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Must have the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding the business, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Required Skills:

• 10 + years of relevant experience in IMS
• Advanced working knowledge and programming experience using IBMs IMS for both Data Base (DB) processing and Data Communications(DC) processing via MFS screens and MQ data transfer
• High-level expertise coding in COBOL for batch programs, and batch and online IMS programs
• High-level expertise using TSO, MVS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, NDM, SFTP, ChangeMan and Info/Man, Knowledge of RACF security
• SME experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Pay: $64-$81 per hour.

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