Senior Mainframe Developer

CGI•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

CGI is seeking a talented, driven, and experienced Senior Mainframe Developer with a passion for solving business problems to join our team in Salt Lake City, Utah. At CGI, you will solve challenging business and technical problems as a full-time consultant serving local, enterprise clients. You'll be part of a team of smart, dedicated people like yourself and make an impact with both internal and client stakeholders. You also can work on cutting edge technologies and cloud native development. Tired of the same old thing? Take your talents to a world class consulting firm that inspires personal and professional growth and values your ideas. This position is located at the client site in Salt Lake City, UT.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software maintenance and support in mainframe languages (COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM)
Primary skillset: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM
Secondary skillset: Assembler, EZtrieve
Technical knowledge based on experience and skilled in (COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM)
Experience working with large teams supporting multiple applications required
Experience working and coordinating with Offshore teams required
Experience with mainframe debugging tool
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Demonstrated skills in exercising initiative, good judgment, and making sound technical decisions
Ability to propose and assess the quality of solutions for moderate to complex solutions
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (i.e.: Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar major with extensive computer-based or technical content)

Nice To Haves

Experience with EZtrieve and Endevor is preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Management and business partners to iteratively build robust and scalable solutions
Research, analyze and recommend technology features, functionality, and development solutions
Document code, perform code reviews, define and participate in secure coding best practices
Create technical documentation and user manuals to support mainframe applications
Create documentation of operational tasks, procedures and automated processes
Work on application support and maintenance for multiple applications
Provide on-call support
Coordinate with offshore team
Serve as technical SME of supported applications for multiple projects and initiatives
Be a technical contact for application related questions, user ticket resolution, audit responses, manage releases
Provide cross-training to team members and provide mainframe expertise guidance to junior developers
Debug and resolve technical issues
Expected to learn quickly on the job about the systems and deliver time critical enhancements in a fast-paced team environment
Attend meetings and provide updates
Fix faults and restore the operability or carry out suitable workaround measures