What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe Applications Programmer – COBOL / CICS position at Tekshapers Inc?
Employment type Contract / Full Time
Job Title Mainframe Applications Programmer COBOL / CICS
Job Location Charlotte, NC
Duration C2C or FTE
Experience level 10
Mandatory Skills Mainframe Applications Programmer COBOL / CICS
Job Description
- Strong domain / industry experience in EFT, Payments, Core Banking technologies.
- Strong Product Development and Highly Proficiency in Cobol programming languages.
- Banking / EFT / Switching / Payments or other Fintech type practical experience preferred.
- Proven experience in Mainframe development, with expertise in IBM z / OS 2.6 and 3.1, DB2, MQ, and CICS (5.6, and 6.1 preferred).
- Experience with CICS Command-level application programming.
- Working knowledge and understanding of VSAM, JCL, DFSORT, IBM Utilities, SNA, TCP / IP, and TSO / ISPF
- Experience with mainframe communication systems, components, and toolsets.
- Strong understanding of ISO 8583, and ISO20022 (a plus) messaging methodologies
- Strong understanding of ISPW (Code Pipeline), code promotion, code check in, peer reviews, and testing and development best practices.
- Data Navigator and ACI PRM (Proactive Risk Manager) experience is a plus.
- Vendor exposure and relationships preferred with vendors such as FIS, Fiserv, ACI, First Data, and other payment related systems.
Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
