Mainframe Developer

Job description

Primary skills Required: Mainframes, COBOL, PL/1, CICS, JCL, DB2 Tools: IBM Rational tools (IDz, RDz, RBD, RTC) - Analyzing user requirements, envisioning system features and functionality. - Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable mainframe codes by setting expectations and features priorities. - Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development - Contributing to team meetings, troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms - Understand Architecture Requirements and ensure effective Design, Development, Validation and Support activities - In-depth knowledge of design issues and best practices - Solid understanding of object-oriented programming - Familiar with various design, architectural patterns and software development process. - Experience with both external and embedded databases - Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes - Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests - Good verbal and written communication skills - Ability to communicate with remote teams in effective manner - High flexibility to travel