Mainframe Developer

Mainframe Developer

Location: McLean, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months

Responsibilities:

Essential Skills:

·        A minimum of 6+ years of experience engineering exciting solutions

·        6+ years of experience in developing applications using mainframe technologies

·        Hands-on experience on mainframe technologies such as:

·        COBOL, DB2, SAS, JCL, IMS, CICS, REXX, VSAM, z/OS, TSO, ISPF, SYNCSORT, Mainframe utilities, Jobtrac- job scheduler, ISPW- change management tool

·        Relational databases (Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)

·        Good communication skills. The incumbent will be responsible for interfacing and influencing with the business lines as well as others across IT.

·        Willing to work in production support activities on rotation basis

·        Experienced in training junior staff and leading initiatives (Application Development and Production Support)

·        Mortgage industry experience

·        Experience in Mainframe integration with APIs, IT modernization efforts a plus

·        Encouraging a Continuous Exploration process and likes to take on challenges with calculated risk.

·        Passion for driving value to customers and excitement for modern delivery (CI/CD) process.

·        Ability to work quickly on delivery and able to apply risk-based approach to prioritize work

·        Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies, and identify process improvements and efficiencies opportunities

·        Good interpersonal, relationship building and team working skills

·        Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various teams, both business and technical, to achieve goals.

·        Motivated to learn new technologies and identify process improvements and efficiencies.

·        Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·        Takes accountability, sets expectations, and delivers high quality technical solutions within agreed upon level of effort.