Mainframe Developer

Location: ONSITE- LOCAL Minneapolis MN ONLYDuration: 6 monthsRole: Mainframe DeveloperDescriptions:"• · Design, code, test, debug, document, maintain, and modify computer programs of high complexity, significance, and risk• · Participate in application architecture functions including estimating and defining time tables, cost and project tasks• · Recommend solutions to improve business with a focus on core architecture, technology strategies and standards• · Guide others through change impact analysis• · Establish, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed• · Review, analyze, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed• · Create and recommend improvements to unit, test plans and testing process based on assessment of organizational needs• · Collaborate closely with teams in all stages of software development lifecycle including design, development and testing of the system• · Design basic and detailed program specifications while ensuring that expected application performance levels are achieved by managing interfaces, service levels, standards, and configurations• · Guide technical staff and business partners to investigate, review, and solve complex, multidisciplinary business problems• · Monitor operating efficiency and organizational needs of existing application systems and identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of developed projects and recommend technical solutions• · Demonstrate solid understanding of the business needs driving the projects""• · 7+ years of experience with developing and implementing applications• · 10 to 15 years of experience in Cobol, JCL,DB2Preferred Skills/Experience:• Cobol, JCL,DB2, CICS and VSAM development experience. Strong Endevor, FileManager, CA7, IDZ, GITLAB and TSO• Development skills, Tool experience.• · Excellent debugging skills• · Good understanding of third-party dependency management and transitive dependency issues• · Strong knowledge on DB2 database• · Understanding of the software development life cycle/Agile development experience• · Experience with implementation and release management activities• · Good understanding of unit/system and functional testing methodologies• · Experience working in large transaction-based systems• · Experience writing technical designs• · Experience documenting technical functions• · Strong Communication and good leadership skills• · Have a strong ability and interest in working with a diverse range of technical and non-technical teams.• · Strong proclivity to follow coding standards and execute a best practices approach in build processes.• · Nice to have: MQ knowledge"Skills: Mainframe DB2 - Application Development Experience Required: 10 & Above