Develop and maintain COBOL, REXX, JCL, CLIST, CICS, IDMS, and DB2 code and database structures in accordance with client standards and software engineering best practices.
Compensation
Global CI offers competitive compensation and non-salary benefits to all eligible employees.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain COBOL, REXX, JCL, CLIST, CICS, IDMS, and DB2 code and database structures
Use mainframe utilities and diagnostic tools
Perform unit testing and validate results against expected outcomes
Assess how database schema changes affect existing software components
Diagnose and resolve application defects involving COBOL, CICS configurations, IDMS, DB2, business logic, and databases
Requirements
Master's
Bachelor's
Nice to have: SDLC in legacy development environment
Infrastructure Engineer responsible for installing, configuring, testing and deploying mainframe system software components across multiple sysplexes, providing technical support to MIS & End Users and coaching junior staff.
The role involves Mainframe Db2 System DBA and Systems Programming duties for a 24x7 production environment, focusing on installation, upgrade, migration, and tuning of Db2 for z/OS.
Responsibilities
Install, upgrade, migrate, consolidate, and configure Db2 systems, services, settings, and storage
Maintain installation and configuration procedures
Lead the migration of CA Db2 tools to IBM Db2 tools
Convert-t CA Log Analyzer report jobs to IBM Db2 Log Analysis Tool report jobs
Support incident management, respond to alerts, perform root cause analysis, and participate in 24x7x365 on-call rota
Technical requirements
• 5+ years’ experience working within a mainframe environment.
• 1+ years’ experience working with UNIX System Services (USS), Zowe, and z/OSMF .
• 2+ years’ experience working with mainframe storage infrastructure.
• 3+ years’ experience installing/customizing/deploying mainframe server software with SMP/E (e.g., z/OS, ESP, ACF2, Endevor, Syncsort, WebSphere, DFSMS, HSM, CICS, DB2).
• 2+ years coding experience with one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., REXX, COBOL, SAS, ISPF, CLIST, JCL)
• IBM Specialist (System z) certification.
Excellent communication skills are more important and someone with retail industry knowledge will have more plus
This is a remote position.