ABDS, Inc. is currently seeking for a Senior Mainframe Engineer.
Position: Senior Mainframe Engineer
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ.
Job Responsibilities:
• Partner with client delivery lead, product owners to review requirements and associated user stories.
• Partner with Solution Architects to review and validate a solution's feasibility.
• Review and analyze program specifications to determine the effort needed to make changes.
• Develop the source code and data migration activities for projects identified in scope.
• Analyze and develop software in COBOL, CICS, JCL and IMS changes required for the project and if needed, make code changes, test, and support the team to meet delivery timelines.
• Ensure quality of deliverables by participating in peer group conducting application design and code reviews.
• Participate in analysis and resolution of critical production issues.
Will be involved in all phases of Agile SDLC.
Skills and Experience Required:
Required:
• 8+ years of experience in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS
• 8+ years of experience designing, programming, and architecture in a mainframe environment.
• 8+ years of experience with RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/DB2
• Strong Analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in Mainframe Modernization and Migration projects.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational.
• Self-motivated with ability to work well with other groups in an enterprise wide, large-scale matrix environment.
• Experienced in Agile methodology.
Desired:
• Strong Communications Skills
• Knowledge of JSON and Cloud technologies are a plus Banking domain experience.
• Good to have experience in AWS, Azure or related cloud platform.
• Experience in implementing high volume transactions processing applications.
Educational Qualification: Minimum Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering or Equivalent Degree.