Mainframe Development and Application Support Specialist

Position: Mainframe Development and Application Support Specialist

Rel. Experience: 6+ Years

Work mode- Chennai (4 days WFO/week)

Key Responsibilities:

1. Engage with customers to deeply understand their use-cases, pain points, and requirements, showcasing empathy and advocating for user-centric software solutions

2. Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, methodologies (like agile) and technologies

3. Assess the requirements of the software application or service and determine the most suitable technology stack, integration method, deployment strategy, etc.

4. Create high-level software architecture designs that outline the overall structure, components, and interfaces of the application

5. Collaborate with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.

6. Define and implement software test strategy, guidelines, policies and processes in line with organization vision, industry regulations and market best practices.

7. Work on continuously improving performance and optimizing the application and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

8. Familiar with programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery

9. Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization.

10. Create user-friendly and interactive interfaces

11. Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages

12. Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies and capabilities to deliver their solutions, and are monitoring and participating in solutions for new stack layers, often involving industry collaboration

Skills Required:

Mainframe Systems

Skills Preferred:

IBM DB2, COBOL, IMS, JCL

Experience Required:

6+ years in IT; 4+ years in development

Experience Preferred:

Strong technical skills in mainframe technologies (COBOL,JCL,DB2,IMS DB/DC) . IMS DB/DC is must. Experience in Endevor, SPUFI and File Manager. Resource should have hands-on and coding experience in mainframe technologies and should be able to provide break fix/development activity as well. Good understanding about Architect Framework & Security and Controls. Good knowledge of Agile Central/Rally to report back the status.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree