Mainframe Programmer/Developer

Allied Consultants, Inc.•Austin, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Mainframe Programmer/Developer to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team. The Candidate selected and provided by the Successful Respondent under a client's contract resulting from this solicitation will be part of client’s Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Oversight team. The primary scope of work involves highly advanced software development and maintenance support for client’s legacy mainframe applications, which could include USAS, TINS, SPA, HRIS, SPRS, and related systems. The Candidate may also be consulted in connection with the CAPPS STARR project where legacy mainframe expertise is relevant, including but not limited to interface and data integration questions. The selected Vendor’s Candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed.

Requirements

7 Years Required Experience making code changes in accordance with standards, guidelines, and design documents provided.
7 Years Required Professional experience in software development building production software systems
7 Years Required Experience with IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
7 Years Required Experience with IBM DB2 for z/OS
7 Years Required Experience with MVS/JCL
7 Years Required Experience with data integration and data quality
7 Years Required Experience with Software AG's NATURAL
7 Years Required Experience coordinating the testing, debugging and preparing of test data and interacting with technical and non-technical staff in the coordination of changes
5 Years Required Experience with highly complex application security requirements
3 Years Required Experience with any of the Texas client's Statewide Financial Systems: USAS, SPA, TINS, HRIS, SPRS
A solid understanding of latest web technologies
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task with readiness to put in extra effort when necessary
The willingness to learn

Nice To Haves

5 Years Preferred Experience of Texas Statewide systems and the CAPPS program
5 Years Preferred Experience with CICS Web Services
5 Years Preferred Experience with CONTROL-M for z/OS
5 Years Preferred Experience with Computer Associates' product Endevor for COBOL
5 Years Preferred Public sector experience (Federal, State or Local Government)
5 Years Preferred Proficient with the Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, TEAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint
5 Years Preferred Experience designing and implementing secure RESTful web services
5 Years Preferred Experience with: Code reviews and in-depth code analysis and completing system documentation
1 Year Preferred Experience with Jira
1 Year Preferred Experience with Confluence
1 Year Preferred Experience designing and building Microservices

Responsibilities

Performing highly advanced software development work in support of the CAPPS STARR project and all ancillary systems, which includes client’s legacy mainframe applications (e.g., USAS, SPA, etc.).
Code requested changes in accordance with standards, guidelines and design documents provided by client.
Coordinate the testing, debugging and preparing test data, and interact with technical and non- technical staff in the coordination of changes.
Deliver tested, production-ready software solutions that meet strict availability requirements in a large-scale enterprise environment.
Performing advanced software analysis/programming tasks such as: Participating in all phases of SDLC, including design, software development and code review.
Performing extensive code reviews and analysis.
Writing reports on code analysis to determine if industry standards and best practices are being followed; provide analysis to address found short comings.
Providing guidance and knowledge sharing to existing development staff.
Providing support to an on-call programmer, as required.
Providing application decommissioning support, as required.
Providing consultation on CAPPS STARR project matters as needed, including but not limited to legacy system interface questions (e.g., SPRS interfaces), legacy data integration issues, and other areas where the Candidate’s expertise in client’s legacy mainframe applications and statewide financial systems is relevant to the project.
Performing other related Work as assigned.
Work with Business Customers, Section Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a professional and collaborative manner to define strategies, implementation approaches and provide creative solutions to complex problems.
Create well-designed, documented, and tested software solutions that meet strict availability, concurrency and low latency requirements.
Turn high-level requirements into a working system through iterative and incremental development.
Identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks in a timely manner.
Write unit tests
Develop processes and procedures for Application Services.
Stay abreast of current technologies, industry standards and best practices
Be productive working independently or in a team environment (both local and remote) with minimal supervision.