Mainframe Vantage Programmer

Job Title: Mainframe Vantage ProgrammerLocation: Montpelier, VT / Addison, TXJOB DESCRIPTION:Day to Day job Duties:Attending the client Meetings to understand the client requirements and provide technical solutions to build Life products in Policy Administrative SystemsBuild Life Product features on Vantage policy administration systemBuild out a plan from scratch using Product Wizard, with Understanding of Traditional life Products, system migrations, and conversionsParticipate in the process of defining, documenting, and analyzing customer requirements, business processes and procedures.Researching and writing down the technical changes involved as per the client requirements, identifying dependencies of different systems and prepare Technical Specification DocumentProvide technical guidance and lead the team to meet product deliverable timelinesPerform code and design reviews to ensure that the deliverables adhere to the project guidelinesTesting of all the changes done for the project through different test cases and later evaluate the results to make sure test results are as expectedProviding SIT and UAT support and Production roll outs.Timely resolution of abends/obstacles in testingBasic Qualifications:Minimum 5+ years of Vantage ExperienceMinimum 5+ years of experience in TRAD whole life/Universal life product developmentMinimum 8+ years development experience using COBOL, JCL, DB2Travel: This position requires someone who can travel at least 80%. Preferred location is Addison, Texas or Montpelier, Vermont.Degree: Bachelors in computer science or equivalent work experience