Title: Senior Mainframe Analyst and Programmer (COBOL/XGEN)
Duration: 6+ months
Interview: Video
Visa: USC, GC, OPT/EAD, CPT/EAD, EAD/GC, H4/EAD,
Rate: $45
City: Hybrid, Lansing, MI (locals only)
Responsibilities:
· 5+ years’ experience with programming in COBOL or XGEN.
· 5+ years’ experience with requirements gathering.
· 3+ years’ experience with writing test cases.
· Excellent verbal and written communication
· A bachelor’s degree in a technical area such as mathematics, computer science, engineering, or information systems.
· The primary duty of this position is to act as a liaison among technical and business stakeholders to
· elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to information systems, business
· processes, and policies, as applicable. Additionally, functions as a senior programmer analyst with
· responsibility for the operational support of Treasury’s Mainframe applications written in COBOL and
· XGEN. Incumbent will oversee all system documentation that meets DTMB standards and is maintained in accordance with all policies.
Skills Required:
· A bachelor’s degree in a technical area such as mathematics, computer science, engineering, or
· information systems.
· At least five years’ experience with programming in COBOL or XGEN.
· At least five years’ experience with requirements gathering.
· At least three years’ experience with writing test cases.
· Excellent verbal and written communication
Daily Tasks Include:
· Provide content approval and validate estimates for the entire schedule of the project for the
· Project Manager to ensure compliance with the SUITE Project Management Methodology(PMM) and the Systems Engineering Methodology (SEM).
· Facilitate requirements gathering/meetings with clients to gather requirements (traditional waterfall and agile) for all IT solutions and to identify impacted business processes and determine best process and IT solution integration.
· Redesign and approve program specifications based on test results.
· Lead artifact reviews with peers, system specialists, Enterprise Security and other DTMB entities to ensure IT solutions and applications adhere to DTMB and agency policies, standards, or guidelines.
· Design and document IT solutions that utilize State of Michigan standard technology.
· Ensure proper change management for all requested fixes to production systems.
· Ensure proper change management for all requested changes to system designs and system architecture standards are documented.
· Approves application-wide integration, performance, system, or user acceptance test plans.
· Validate test data and test results.
· Differentiate between defects and new requirements and initiate change requests as necessary.
· Develop and monitor defect tracking logs and facilitate problem resolution.
· Leads post implementation validation of RFCs (application changes, infrastructure changes, etc.)
· Monitors long term IT solution traits and break fix patterns and recommends IT solutions to alleviate persistent problems.
· Serve as a liaison between DTMB and the client concerning application requests, standards, and other program and project matters.
· Actively participate in the development and implementation of assigned client agency’s IT strategic direction/plan.
· Develop and maintain an effective communication plan with DTMB, vendors and agency staff relating to project level metrics.
· Perform disaster recovery planning and implementation.
· Evaluate and inform DTMB management and support client agency of impact and risks to existing IT solutions due to proposed legislation, enhancement requests, changes in governmental processes or procedures
Thank & Regards
Shard Phutela | Senior Techincal Recruiter
D: 267-665-2313,
First Ring Solutions LLC | Philadelphia, PA 19102
Note: Due to high volume of calls, I may miss your call, email is the better way to reach me.