Application Developer

Application Developer, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY and various unanticipated client sites throughout the US (Up to 60% telecommuting permitted):

• Perform impact analysis for proposed enhancements to legacy and new applications.
• Analyze business requirements and develop technical solutions to meet defined system needs.
• Prepare functional and technical design specifications for application enhancements.
• Conduct gap analysis and data analysis to support system design and implementation decisions.
• Develop and maintain mainframe batch programs, copybooks, jobs, and procedures to support enterprise systems, data processing, and transaction workflows.
• Design, modify, and support online mainframe applications using CICS programs and screens.
• Generate operational and analytical reports using Job Control Language (JCL), SYNCSORT data sorting utilities, and EZTRIEVE reporting utilities.
• Debug, test, and implement application components using standard mainframe debugging and testing tools.
• Create and execute unit test data and batch jobs using Job Control Language (JCL).
• Support system, user acceptance, and performance testing by assisting with test data preparation and execution.
• Review program code, test cases, and test results to ensure compliance with established coding and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams through code review and testing feedback.
• Coordinate project activities and support delivery timelines, issue resolution, risk management, and scope control.
• Utilize: Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), Customer Information Control System (CICS), Job Control Language (JCL), Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM), Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), z/OS Connect, Agile Methodology.

Required: Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related (employer will accept a Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of progressive experience in lieu of a Master’s degree) and one (1) year of experience as a Software Developer or related. One (1) year of experience must include utilizing Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), Customer Information Control System (CICS), Job Control Language (JCL), Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM), Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), z/OS Connect, Agile Methodology. $193461 to $228461 per year. Full time. AV221.