Cobol Assembler Programmer - Remote work at RapidIT

vienna, VA

Job Title: Cobol Assembler Programmer

Location: Remote Work

Duration: Multiyear Contract

Description:

Requirements

MUST have recent and extensive Assembler Programming expertise, ensuring CICS environment is highly available
Analysis and remediation of existing COBOL and Assembler programs to ensure they perform effectively in the new multiple CICS region cross-LPAR environment
Provides senior level development and guidance in creating and maintaining application software code using the IBM Mainframe Assembly language for System Z
Ability to analyze programs to determine changes required to support Above the Line memory utilization, Thread safe processing, and CICS Affinities in a multi-region cross-LPAR environment
Identifies, analyzes, designs, develops and maintains cost-effective information technology solutions that align with business initiatives and corporate strategies
Identifies and resolves conflicts between proposed solutions and existing systems to ensure compatibility
Recent development experience with IBM Mainframe Assembly language (10 years minimum) for System Z
Recent experience with command-level IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS ) (10 years minimum) application programming and CICS APIs
Recent experience with COBOL (5 years minimum)
Advanced experience/knowledge in IBM Mainframe systems, workflow and procedural analysis
Working knowledge of CICS inter-transaction affinities related to data passage and synchronization.

Desired, not required

Familiarity with CICS in a CICSPLEX or parallel SYSPLEX
Understanding of the IBM Mainframe Assembler Concept 14 macros set add-on product
Experience developing Thread safe programs and identifying issues that would make programs non-Thread safe
Working knowledge of the Serena ChangeMan ZMF source packaging/management tool
Working knowledge of credit union operations/processes and procedures
Experience with IBM DataPower, MQ application programming and IBM WebSphere