What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe/Cobol Application Lead position at VASG (Vista Applied Solutions Group)?
Job Details
Title : Cobol/Mainframe Application Lead
Locations: Jersey City and Tampa are the preferred locations (Dallas is #3)
Duration : Long Term 2 Years
Locations: Jersey City and Tampa are the preferred locations (Dallas is #3)
Duration : Long Term 2 Years
Job Type : W2 contract
Job Description:
- Technology Selection assists in technology selection decisions for modernization of security masterfile to ensure equivalent functionality; manages technology risk for the project team
- Perform business and technical presentations in relation to technology platforms and solutions addressing the business problems of modernization, migration between legacy and distributed platform, and data management throughout.
- Platforms works with Infrastructure partners to stand up development, testing, and production environments. Will define scalability and performance criteria for the product. Will assist in defining reconciliation testing procedures between legacy and modernized security Masterfile implementations.
- Environments work with Infrastructure partners to choose optimal hosting environment
- Requirements Elaboration works with the Functional Architect to ensure that non-functional requirements are complete and appropriate.
- Data Modeling ensures physical data model supports the performance, privacy, and security requirements, reviews and advises data stewards and technology teams on data restructuring between legacy and modernized security Masterfile
- Designs Frameworks that promote concepts of isolation, extensibility, and extendibility
- System Performance proposes solutions that satisfy performance requirements; ensures test strategy validates performance requirements; tunes application performance issues
- Security understands corporate info. security standards ensures test plans validate security requirements
- Standards recommends and promotes technical solutions that are consistent with corporate standards
- Documentation develops and maintains system documentation to assist in modernization of Client security Masterfile functions, and the migration from legacy.
- Is familiar with different software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and leads team in process best practices of chosen methodology.
- Helps to develop solutions that balance cost, schedule, and requirements.
- Helps roll out standards and policies to other team members. Supports team in managing client expectations and resolving issues on time.
- Engages in activities to support the broader organization.
- Incorporates business and financial factors into decision making and supports team members in doing the same.
- Ensures own and team's practices support success across all geographic locations.
- Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of related experience in application development and system analysis.
- Bachelor's degree (preferred) or equivalent experience in a technical or related field.
- Develops and maintains system documentation to assist in modernization of Client security Masterfile functions, and the migration from legacy. Is familiar with different software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
- and leads team in process best practices of chosen methodology.
- 6 years' experience with COBOL, DB2, Native COBOL stored procedures, SRR programs
- Experience with CICS, MQ
- 2 years technical team leadership experience
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