Mainframe Developer

Job Title: Mainframe Cobol Developer with SAS

Location: McLean, VA 22102-3110

Experience: 8+ Years

Technical Skills:

Develop COBOL code for application solutions based on technical program specifications utilizing Key and/or Netron Fusion.

Must have working knowledge and hands on exp of SAS

Perform unit testing of application software modifications utilizing various programming platforms and productivity tools and review results for accuracy.

Adhere to defined processes and procedures to ensure the quality of the technical solution.

Prepare for and participate in code reviews as requested.

Modify test data or create new test data to ensure successful results of modifications to program code

Perform regression testing where applicable to ensure current changes have not impacted existing processing.

Perform/ensure in-depth testing of software occurs including:

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Regression Testing

Participate in the setup and support of the production environment

Troubleshoot problems that may arise getting to the root cause to facilitate solving the problems.

Provide 24/7 on-call support on a rotating basis Provide on call support in support of application and system availability

Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues causing the unavailability of applications for users

Document the cause and resolution of outages in the System Info databases

Thoroughly document code changes.

Experience with Eclipse, Java

Experience with Heirloom (COBOL Developer migration to cloud)

Experience with KEY and/or Netron Fusion development environments.

Experience with advanced SQL concepts

Experience with IBM or CA tools and utilities (TSO, Expediter, InterTest, Debug, Platinum, Princeton, etc.)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Consulting with data management teams to get a big-picture idea of the company’s data storage needs.

Presenting the company with warehousing options based on their storage needs.

Designing and coding the data warehousing system to desired company specifications.

Conducting preliminary testing of the warehousing environment before data is extracted.

Extracting company data and transferring it into the new warehousing environment.

Testing the new storage system once all the data has been transferred.

Troubleshooting any issues that may arise.

Providing maintenance support.