Mainframe Software Engineer

Epitec, Inc.
Livonia, MI, United States
21 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$133,120.0 - $137,280.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Unit Testing Batch Processing Cloud Computing COBOL (Programming Language) IBM DB2 Endevor Github Job Control Language (JCL) Mainframes Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) SQL Stored Procedures Z/OS
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Google Cloud File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Real Time Systems Information Technology Google Bigquery Restful APIs Software Version Control

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Software Engineer to serve as the primary Mainframe Developer for the Recall Suite of applications. This role will support ongoing operations, production support, customer interaction, and strategic modernization efforts. The engineer will work closely with the Product Owner, Product Manager, vendors, business customers, and fellow engineers to deliver new features, manage backlog priorities, resolve defects, and support the application migration journey to Google Cloud Platform., * Serve as a key member of the FCSDTech/Service Quality team supporting Recall and Software FSA products.

  • Provide on-call, production, and operations support for mainframe applications.
  • Complete mandatory features supporting Software FSA and compliance requirements.
  • Manage product deliverables and actively support backlog prioritization.
  • Review, troubleshoot, and support defect resolution efforts.
  • Assist in prioritizing incidents, defects, and business support items based on impact and urgency.
  • Design, develop, and maintain Mainframe COBOL and JCL to support business and project requirements.
  • Support real-time and batch processing applications.
  • Perform application support tasks including systems support, security/audit reviews, and maintenance activities.
  • Partner with Product Owners, Product Managers, engineers, vendors, and business customers on modernization initiatives.
  • Participate in the product modernization journey, including migration efforts toward Google Cloud Platform.
  • Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure quality delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of mainframe development experience including design, analysis, coding, and support.
  • Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, IMS, JCL, CA7, DB2, COBOL Stored Procedures, and batch/real-time processing.
  • 2+ years of experience implementing z/OS Connect, SFTP, SOAP, REST APIs, and other system-to-system communication methods.
  • Ability to design, develop, and maintain Mainframe COBOL and JCL solutions.
  • Experience using source code management tools such as Endevor/Endeavor and GitHub.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve incidents and business support issues quickly.
  • Experience performing application support, security/audit reviews, and maintenance tasks.
  • Unit and integration testing experience.
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and solve complex problems in a global environment.
  • Strong teamwork, written and verbal communication, organizational, and prioritization skills.
  • Ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on business impact and urgency.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Google BigQuery.
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience supporting modernization or migration initiatives from mainframe platforms to cloud-based environments.

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