Software Engineer - Mainframe Developer

General Dynamics is the world's foremost designer and builder of nuclear submarines. We are a team of like-minded people pushing the boundaries of state of the art applications for submarine design, manufacturing and construction. The IT Supply Chain Oracle development group has openings for highly motivated software engineers to support Electric Boat’s customization of our mainframe application suite. These applications span both our financial and design and build capabilities which will support our goal of reducing program cost and prepare the company to face the challenges and opportunities of a modernized digital enterprise. Our team members must have strong verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences. You will grow your skills, work with the cutting edge technologies and introduce new tools and techniques to the team. There are plenty of opportunities for leadership growth as well.Responsibilities includePrimarily responsible for developing customizations for EB’s mainframe applications that support Manufacturing, Design and Finance applications.Maintenance of software applications throughout the lifecycle of the productWorks closely with end users and other development teams to translate functional and design specifications into technical solutions. Excellent communication skills preferred to define, plan and configure complex software application solutionsBuild and maintain technical specifications to reflect as-built stateRequiredBachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent technical degree.At least 5 years of related experience in developing software applicationsAt least 5 years of COBOL programming experienceExperience with IMS Databases and TransactionsMainframe navigation, editing and scanningBatch Programming and ProcessingPreferredTransactional processing skillsSAS and TELON Programming and processing skillsKnowledge of advanced debugging tools skillsLanguages Mainframe COBOL, JCL, JavaDatabases IMSTechnologies MQ SeriesWillingness to learn new programming languages and environmentsStrong verbal and communication skillsMust have an understanding of the agile principles and scrum methodologyMust have an enthusiasm for working in high performing team environment and collaborating with customers and end-users to define scope and designExcellent problem solving skillsAbility to multitask and still stay focused on release prioritiesDesire to mentor team members