Role Name: Lead Mainframe Developer
Location: Indianapolis, IN / Plano, TX / Boston, MA / Portsmouth, NH / Seattle, WA - Onsite
Experience: 5-8 years of experience in IBM Mainframe development, including Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, JCL, MQ Series, and Xpeditor
Roles & Responsibilities:- Design, code, test, and maintain mainframe applications.
- Assist Quality Assurance teams with testing applications.
- Peer review code and technical documents for team members.
- Participate in on-call rotation to resolve application failures.
- Assist in research and issue resolution for business data processing.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system performance and coordinate with support teams for software and hardware issues.
- Demonstrate initiative and proactively pursue work opportunities.
- Lead and participate in virtual team environments, offering recommendations and guidance.
- Apply strong testing practices including unit, integration, and contract testing.
- Utilize Spring Boot and Git as part of development tasks.
Competencies:- Self-starter with exceptional initiative
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Quick learner, able to stretch skill breadth and depth
Required Technical Skills:- IBM Mainframes: Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, JCL, MQ Series, Xpeditor
- Spring Boot (working knowledge)
- Git for source control
- Application testing: unit, integration, and contract testing
- Monitoring and troubleshooting of mainframe applications
Must-Have Qualifications:- Proven hands-on experience with IBM Mainframe technologies and tools
- Strong coding, testing, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to lead and support cross-functional teams
- Proactive and able to take initiative in project work