Mainframe Developer

IT Software Engineer 4 - Mainframe Developer

GCIO SD&D team manages multiple critical Mainframe applications. We seek a mainframe developer who will be able to help our team members to support incidents and changes. Many of these applications are complex. Incident resolution will require to investigate how jobs work and to understand business logic embedded in these applications to find incident root cause. We then expect that analyst will then provide inputs/guidance to other teams to solve incidents. We also manage many modernization projects migrating Mainframe application to modern solution. Future candidate will also help team members to future modernization projects efforts. She/he will also be to coordinate changes to computer databases, test, and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems.

GCIO SD&D team manages multiple critical Mainframe applications.

• We seek a mainframe developer who will be able to help our team members to support incidents and changes.
• Many of these applications are complex. Incident resolution will require to investigate how jobs work and to understand business logic embedded in these applications to find incident root cause.
• We then expect that analyst will then provide inputs/guidance to other teams to solve incidents.

New headcount

• We also manage many modernization projects migrating Mainframe application to modern solution. Future candidate will also help team members to future modernization projects efforts.
• She/he will also be to coordinate changes to computer databases, test, and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems.

• Many of our mainframe applications communicate with modern tools (such as Cognos, power BI, ThoughtSpot, Java applications) supported by other team members.
• Mainframe IT Analyst will work closely with experiences team members to support current applications and to help in our modernization efforts.

LC Building in Peoria, IL

• Associate's degree in computer programming or equivalent training required with 8 years' experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 5- 7 years' experience

1. Mainframe
2. Communication
3. Teamwork

(Required)

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with COBOL programming on IBM z/OS
• Proficiency in JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS, and CICS
• $AVRS
• ACF2 rules
• Sequential files (naming scheme)
• OPC (scheduling)
• Strong communication skills

(Desired)

• Experience in mainframe migration projects or modernization initiatives is preferred.
• Prior experience with ServiceNow

• Must have good communication, interpersonal skills.
• End user knowledge in IBM mainframe and/or any ERP.
• Strong initiative and the ability to learn quickly is desired.
• Should have good team skills and positivity for working in a cooperative and diverse team environment.

• Work at home/ candidate's only wanting remote work will not be considered.
• Choppy tenure/ Job hopping