Mainframe Developer

Apex Systems is looking for a Software Developer/Programmer - Mainframe Developer/Programmer/Analyst to analyze current Mainframe systems (COBOL, JCL, ADSO/IDMS) to do production problem resolution and development on Service Requests enhancement. The individual will work with the business team to understand the business need and how the current code correlates. This position sits out of Des Moines, IA and is currently remote but will need to be on site once the team returns to the office. Interested Candidates please send updated resume to Mark Reiter at Required Skills: Demonstrated through prior experience the ability to:

• Perform Mainframe programming with COBOL, IDMS, Panvalet, MVS JCL and PROCs
• Analyze current operations and procedures; evaluate and select practical alternatives and present them to the users; produce design specifications of the selected alternatives; and obtain user approval of selected alternatives
• Previous experience with scheduling software - preferably Control-M
• Schedule and coordinate the development, testing, and implementation of systems
• Preparation and maintenance of technical documentation
• Understanding, analyzing, and documenting current Mainframe logic and flows and work with the users and business teams to correlate the same with how the systems support the current business, Federal and State requirements
• Must complete assigned task; communicate accurate and useful status updates; follow quality standards; Ability to work in a team environment; strong communication skills; both written and spoken.
• Perform on-call duties for nightly and weekend batch cycles
• Attention to details is a must since the documentation generated would be the basis of system rewrites.
• Very clear, strong, and precise Verbal and written communication skills are needed to work and coordinate with multiple teams.