Mainframe Developer

Major Financial Institution COBOL, CICS is must have Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent Minimum 10+ years of application design and development experience. Strong expertise in Enterprise Application Integration development. Experience in application management. Demonstrated people and technical management skills. Technical / Functional Proficiency: • Responsible for development of multiple large scale/complex software solutions, even by extending the existing platform through custom development, customization and integration with in-house solutions leading to a complete platform that caters to key business requirements. • Responsible for implementing Payments Services across countries with robust solution for both hardware & software solutions. • Experience in working on COBOL, CICS. Strong experience in working with various Integration technologies, preferably IBM MQ, or any alternative Integration technology. • Design, code, test, document and implement application release projects as part of development team. • Exposure to payment flows & payments integration solution. • Experience in building enterprise transaction-based system with focus on recovery, stability, reliability, scalability and performance. • Work closely with Program Management and Quality Control teams to deliver quality software to agreed project schedules. • Proactively notify Development Project Manager of risks, bottlenecks, problems, issues, and concerns. Compliance with Citi's System Development Lifecycle and Information Security requirements • Financial industry experience is a must. Payments domain is a plus. Leadership Skills: • Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task Demonstrated sense of responsibility and capability to deliver quickly Excellent communication skills. • Clearly articulating and documenting technical and functional specifications is a key requirement. • Proactive problem-solver Relationship builder and team player Negotiation, difficult conversation management and prioritization skills Flexibility to handle multiple complex projects and changing priorities Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills • Good analytical and business skills • Promotes teamwork and builds strong relationships within and across global teams • Promotes continuous process improvement especially in code quality, testability & reliability