Cygnus Professionals Inc. · 12 hours ago
Mainframe Developer
Cygnus Professionals Inc. is a global Business IT consulting and software services firm headquartered in Princeton, NJ. They are seeking a Mainframe/IMS Developer to provide code fixes, enhancements, and support for various mainframe applications while ensuring the successful operation of production systems.
Responsibilities
Provide code fixes across PL/I, Assembler, COBOL, SAS REXX, CLIST and JCL Modules
Prepare Enhancements and Minor Functional changes
Identify and remediate Vulnerabilities in mainframe modules or JCL flows
Perform Analysis of production issues impacting dispatch, Inventory or planning systems
Thoroughly test all software changes using approved test suites
Successfully build and deploy all software changes through Endevor across multiple regions
Debug and resolve abends using Abend-Aid, Fault Analyzer or System dumps
Support DB2 and IMS precompile, blind and ACBGEN flows as required for code changes
Analyzing and responding to end user or Tier1/Tier 2 developer questions and tickets
Administering user access to specific batch flows or applications
Providing routine system and job stream maintenance
Maintaining system interfaces between different subsystems
Ensuring that nightly and weekly cycles complete successfully
Remediating system-overload issues, long-running jobs or SQL degradation
Qualification
Required
Minimum 10-15 years of hands on experience supporting applications on IBM Z/OS and leading team of developers
Minimum 5-7 years of experience in PL/I or COBOL development
Strong experience with JCL, PROCs, REXX, CLIST, ISPF and SDSF
Solid understanding of DB2 static SQL, Precompile, bind, package/plan management
Experience with IMS (DB+DC) Including PSB/DBD/ACB generation flows
Prior experience with Endevor or similar mainframe source/Version management tools
Ability to Analyze load modules, compare source to load behavior and reverse engineer logic when source is unavailable
Preferred
Experience in Telecom OSS / Telecom systems
Experience in SAS on Z/OS (report generation, batch execution)
Experience in dump reading tools (Abend-Aid, Fault-Analyzer)
Experience in high Availability, 24x7 operational environment
Experience integrating applications across IMS, DB2 and Distributed platforms
Familiarity with NDM/Connect:Direct, MQ, SFTP, on Mainframe
Experience with Zlinux or Z/OS UNIX system services