Mainframe Software Developer

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Mainframe Software Developer in Charlotte, NC or Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
Locations: Charlotte or Minneapolis

In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients' needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Technology oriented B.E/B Tech Degree or equivalent advanced degree
• Understand the various functionalities of the IDS to ascertain the deviation in the current process
• 4+ years of experience in programming using COBOL, JCL, IMS, DB2, VSAM & Z/OS Connect.
• Good working experience on mainframe utilities like sort, REXX, Fileaid, Endeavor/Changeman, Easytrieve..etc
• Good working experience on debugging tools like Xpeditor, Abendaid..etc
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum method and exposure to latest tools like zUnit, Git, SonarQube, Checkmarx etc. is preferred
• Good experience in leading small to medium project by providing technical leadership.?
• Analytic and excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive and can work independently

Job Expectations:

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements and functional design into technical implementation.?
• Develop and maintain programs to specifications.? Includes development involving technologies such as COBOL, CICS, JCL, IMS, DB2, MQ . Perform unit testing and ensure functionality meets the business requirements.
• Mentor junior team members to help them deliver the work assigned to them and train them to uplift the capability.
• Provides technical consultation and support in the development of computer applications and programs.
• Analyzes business requirements, designs and writes technical specifications to design or redesign computer solutions.
• Develops original and/or complex code - assists in preparing programming specifications and completes programming tasks to maintain or modify current programs or to develop less complex computer programs using COBOL language tools.
• Leads and/or performs modeling, simulations and analysis efforts for assigned projects.
• Verifies program logic by overseeing the preparation of test data, testing and debugging of programs.
• Participates in overall systems testing during the development SDLC phase.
• Confirms the migration of application code to the production environment after releases are installed.
• Develops new documentation, participates in the development of department technical procedures and designs user guidebooks as needed. These documents include restart instructions and flow diagrams.
• Should have experience working with Waterfall and Agile development methods