BITCO Corporation is currently seeking a
Mainframe Developer to join our Home Office team in
Davenport, IA. BITCO provides quality insurance services to special industries including construction, forest products, and oil & gas. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Position Summary:Working as part of the Applications Development team within our Information Technology department, this position is responsible for supporting mainframe technology including the coding, design, modification, and testing of computer programs. This position establishes skills and depth of knowledge across one to several of our supported technical disciplines and business solutions.
Primary Responsibilities:- Works with other Software Developers, Senior Software Developers and Leadership team to create specifications, design and develop solutions to meet the needs of our customers
- Creates or enhances applications using a mainframe technology stack
- Collaborates with other Software Developers and Senior Software Developers to enhance skillset
- Consults with internal customers to define application requirements, specifications, and to design information processing procedures ensuring that delivered enhancements meet business needs
- Ensures our applications stay up and performant, and troubleshoots issues when they surface by analyzing program logic to determine solutions
- Writes, tests and debugs programs
- Thoroughly tests changes to ensure they are error free before pushing changes to a higher environment
- Troubleshoots production issues, and performs system repairs as needed to maintain a properly functioning mainframe
- Prepares and reviews test data
- Documents program information and procedures, as directed, or as needed
- Other programming duties and projects as assigned
Qualifications:- Working knowledge and experience with the following:
- IBM Mainframe experience in JCL, TSO, COBOL, PL/I, and Easytrieve
- Systems analysis, design, and programming
- Maintaining and writing code using current Microsoft products or languages specific to your discipline
- SQL Databases including but not limited to writing queries and stored procedures
- Requirements gathering, analyzing and determining feasibility, working with others to design and recommend solutions
- Ability to identify issues and determine appropriate resolutions
- Basic understanding of project management lifecycles
- Ability to learn new skills languages as they are released
- Proven ability to exercise independent judgement and decision making
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with internal customers
- Must be able to provide rotating on-call support of production systems
- Candidates with a programming background who are eager and willing to learn mainframe technology may also be considered
