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Mainframe Senior Developer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$50.50 - $65/hr

They are seeking a Mainframe Senior Developer responsible for installing, maintaining, and ... software packages per client specifications • Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC ...

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$51.25 - $65.75/hr

Design, develop, and enhance Mainframe applications to support evolving business needs. * Modify ... Create and manage VSAM files to store and process data as per project requirements. * Utilize ...

AND Principal Responsibilities The Mainframe Senior Developer is responsible for installing ... software packages per client specifications Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC ...

Mainframe Senior Developer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$99.60K - $169.20K/yr

AND Principal Responsibilities The Mainframe Senior Developer is responsible for installing ... software packages per client specifications • Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC ...

AND Principal Responsibilities The Mainframe Senior Developer is responsible for installing ... software packages per client specifications • Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC ...

The highly complex and demanding workload, ensuring data availability 24 hours per day, 7 days per ... Mainframe Storage Engineer. . 5 years of experience with Oracle VSMc (VSM console), VSM, VLE and ...

Provide LOE, estimations as per the standard of customer, able to prepare Dashboard report ... It provides strategic business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help ...

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Mainframe Senior Developer

Northern Trust

Chicago, IL • On-site

$50.50 - $65/hr

Full-time

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7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

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Job description

Job Summary:
Northern Trust is a globally recognized financial institution providing innovative financial services. They are seeking a Mainframe Senior Developer responsible for installing, maintaining, and supporting system software products in a z/OS operating system environment.
Responsibilities:
• Communicate status to, and work in conjunction with client stakeholders, project managers, team members, and management.
• Work on Primitive CICS Systems and re-create them in lower environment.
• Work on Assembler and PL/1 Programs to modify, test and De-bug Efficiently.
• Provide solutions to modernize existing primitive architecture based on mainframe systems.
• Ensure solutions provide system stability by following best practices and TNT change control and support methodologies
• work to arrive at multiple design features and brainstorm with the team/SME’s.
• Analyze, evaluate, troubleshoot, test, document, and implement system software upgrades and new software packages per client specifications
• Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and Agile Framework
• Ensure peak software/system performance by monitoring software usage and implementing suggested changes
• Adapt to changing roles and dynamic priorities
• Work with people of different personalities and backgrounds
• Prioritize work independently
Qualifications:
Required:
• 15+ years of experience required in the following areas:
• IBM mainframe experience
• JCL
• DB2
• Strong SQL Skills
• Experience in developing Stored Procedures – both Cobol and Native
• Strong Assembler Programming/De-bugging skill.
• Cobol Programming Language
• PL/1 Programming Language
• CICS
• Handson Github/IDz Experience
• Good knowledge and hands-on experience on IBM utilities, FileAid, QMF, SPUFI
• Knowledge of DFSORT, Version control tool
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• Independently makes sound and timely, fact-based decisions.
• - Microsoft Visio.
Preferred:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or related field preferred
• Experience in Control-M Scheduling
• Data Analysis tools and skills
• Preferred Financial Services/Banking experience.
Company:
Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking. Founded in 1889, the company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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