Job Details

As an experienced mainframe software developer, you understand the importance of the mainframe in the world today and for the next 50 years. The ideal candidate will become a member of a team working on industry leading software products used by application programmers around the world. You will be part of a team that is revolutionizing a 50 year old industry and performing like a startup. Using agile development, you will help deliver software that will impact the speed of business. 

Primary Roles/Responsibilities:

• Participate in SCRUM meetings as a part of Agile development
• Create general system design
• Create technical specifications, clearly defining the programming effort required for new and changed programs, and interfaces to existing products
• Provide estimates for the programming effort defined in the technical specifications
• Identify potential roadblocks and develop around them
• Develop code that matches the prototype and specification, is maintainable and, as necessary, portable to other environments
• Perform problem determination for production release and create source code changes to provide solutions
• Complete implementation within time estimates
• Assist Technical Writer in developing technical documentation, and review materials for technical accuracy
• Mentor other Developers, Support or Quality Assurance in understanding product architecture, new functionality, and in identifying strategies for problem resolution
• Occasionally contact customers to understand problems or to provide a technical explanation
• Perform other duties as required
• Plan the implementation of new products and enhancements as reflected by the architecture

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Proficient in z/OS Assembler and C programming languages
• In-depth knowledge of z/OS internals and operating system component internals.
• Solid understanding of how to utilize system user exits and other system extension techniques
• Significant knowledge of and practical experience with z/OS programming languages and software development techniques
• Significant knowledge in CICS and MQ Series environments
• Sufficient knowledge of TCP/IP and Websphere
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills using system dumps
• Self-motivated / takes initiative
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to write code that is maintainable, extendible and has minimal bugs
• Ability to understand requirements and ask appropriate questions for clarification, as necessary
• Ability to analyze marketing requirements and external prototypes and to identify design and implementation alternatives
• Ability to understand and adhere to the project goal without necessarily agreeing with it
• Agile development experience and/or knowledge is preferred

Compuware empowers the world’s largest companies to excel in the digital economy by fully leveraging their high-value mainframe intellectual property. We do this by delivering highly innovative mainframe application development and performance optimization solutions that uniquely enable IT to drive business value. Learn more at: compuware.com

The company's ongoing success depends on our employees--a diverse team of people with a set of key, common attributes. We seek positive, high-energy, innovative and assertive team players who have a strong desire to succeed in a team- and customer-oriented environment.

We offer competitive salary, company-sponsored premium Medical & Dental Plans, company-paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal, Sick Days and a company matching 401(k) Plan. We are an EOE -Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans and VEVRAA Federal Contractor.