Mainframe Developer

Job Description: Key Responsibilities:  1. Engage with customers to deeply understand their use-cases, pain points, and requirements, showcasing empathy and advocating for user-centric software solutions  2. Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering using various tools, languages, frameworks, methodologies (like agile) and technologies  3. Assess the requirements of the software application or service and determine the most suitable technology stack, integration method, deployment strategy, etc.  4. Create high-level software architecture designs that outline the overall structure, components, and interfaces of the application  5. Collaborate with cross functional teams like product owners, designers, architects etc.  6. Define and implement software test strategy, guidelines, policies and processes in line with organization vision, industry regulations and market best practices.  7. Work on continuously improving performance and optimizing the application and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency  8. Familiar with programming practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery  9. Support security practices to safeguard user data including encryption and anonymization.  10. Create user-friendly and interactive interfaces  11. Develop and maintain back-end applications like APIs and microservices using server-side languages  12. Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies and capabilities to deliver their solutions, and are monitoring and participating in solutions for new stack layers, often involving industry collaboration Skills Required: IBM DB2, COBOL, IMS, Mainframe Systems, Mainframe DB Skills Preferred: Big Query,, IBM DB2, API, AIPGEE Experience Required:  6+ years in IT;  4+ years in development